| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: This was considered but decided that it was NOT a relevant factor. All of SMS”s projects are managed out of a single location in Mclean, VA. While some engineers do travel to multiple sites, the location of the project does not make a difference in how the basic unit is managed or what processes are used.))
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: This was considered but decided that it was NOT a relevant factor. SMS has multiple customers, however, the Quality Management System and processes are applied across all basic units and are not distinguished by customer)
Size (Not Relevant: Not relevant. This was considered but all projects are of similar size and hence this does not make a difference in how processes are applied.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: This was considered but decided that it was NOT a relevant factor. All of the projects reside in the same organizational structure,)
Type of Work: This is relevant since design build projects follow processes that are distinct from services projects |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Design Buid (Type of Work): All projects that involve providing design, development activities for customers with finite start and end dates
Services Projects (Type of Work): All projects that provide ongoing services to various customers |
| Subgroups: |
DBPROJ: All design build projects are in this subgroup.
12 People, 4 Basic Units
– Design Buid
SERVPROJ: All projects providing services are in this subgroup
6 People, 1 Basic Units
– Services Projects |