| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All team members are located in Taiyuan, thus location is not relevant.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customers are in the same domain and it does not play a role in process used, thus customer is not relevant.)
Size (Not Relevant: Size of software projects are typically over 1000 function points, thus size is not relevant.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: One software group supports all business departments, thus org structure is not relevant.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Only software development projects are included in the appraisal, thus type of work is not relevant.)
Platform: There are three platforms that support three business areas” software development: LNG Trade, Application Service, and Basic Supporting. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Trade (Platform): It represents software projects that are based on LNG Trade platform.
AS (Platform): It represents software projects that are based on Application Service platform.
BS (Platform): It represents software projects that are based on Basic Supporting platform. |
| Subgroups: |
Trade: The subgroup represents software projects that are based on LNG Trade platform.
11 People, 3 Basic Units
– Trade
AS: The subgroup represents software projects that are based on Application Service platform.
10 People, 2 Basic Units
– AS
BS: The subgroup represents software porjects that are based on Basic Supporting platform.
8 People, 2 Basic Units
– BS |