| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the client operates from single location for purpose of convenience.)
Customer (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the organization is small and is not organized based on customer/account basis.)
Size: This is a relevant sampling factor as large and small projects are considered in the organization for development and maintenance types of projects and they consider various modes of tailoring.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: This is not a relevant sampling factor as the organization structure does not play a vital role in sampling the projects. As the organization is relatively of small size the management has not categorized any business units or structural pattern and kept a flat organizational structure.)
Type of Work: This is a relevant sampling factor as the projects are organized across development & maintenance types of work. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Project Resource Size Less than or equal to 7 (Size): Project team size less than or equal to seven are considered here.
Project Resource Size greater than 7 (Size): Project team size greater than seven members are considered here.
Development Type (Type of Work): Development type of projects are considered here.
Maintenance Type (Type of Work): Maintenance type of projects are considered here. |
| Subgroups: |
Dev_Group: Development Projects are considered.
36 People, 2 Basic Units
– Project Resource Size greater than 7
– Development Type
Mnt_Group: Maintenance type of projects are considered here.
13 People, 2 Basic Units
– Maintenance Type
– Project Resource Size Less than or equal to 7 |