| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Beijing City only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. The main customer is BBD Group.)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects in the company are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All software development work is performed in the CDN R&D Center using the full range of organizational processes. Hence, the organizational structure does not influence process implementation)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the type of work. Most of the work are software development and maintenance.)
Project Lifecycle: Work is performed differently based on the different lifecycle. The project development lifecycle selected are: waterfall, and iteration. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Waterfall (Project Lifecycle): Waterfall development lifecycle
Iteration (Project Lifecycle): Iteration development lifecycle |
| Subgroups: |
Waterfall: Waterfall development lifecycle
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Waterfall
Iteration: Iteration development lifecycle
17 People, 3 Basic Units
– Iteration |