- Sampling Summary:
(抽样汇总) -
Sampling Factors: Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are performed in the same location, Jinan, Shandong Province.) Customer (Not Relevant: All the projects are for similar types of customers: either government entities or state-owned enterprises.)
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are all small or medium in size. Analysis shows that size does not have impact to project processes.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are from the same division of the organization — the R&D Center)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are of the same type: new development cross full development lifecycle.)
Effort: Projects’ development processes differ by estimated effort. Three groups of projects are identified: great effort projects, medium effort projects, or small effort projects.
Sampling Factor Values: Great Effort (Effort): Project effort is estimated to be no less than 45 man-months. Medium Effort (Effort): Project effort is estimated to be no less than 20 man-months but less than 45 man-months.
Small Effort (Effort): Project effort is estimated to be less than 20 man-months.
Subgroups: Great Effort: Projects that are of the Great Effort type of projects.
50 People, 3 Basic Units
– Great EffortMedium Effort: Projects that are of the Medium Effort type of projects.
48 People, 5 Basic Units
– Medium EffortSmall Effort: Projects that are of the Small Effort type of projects.
14 People, 2 Basic Units
– Small Effort