| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Organization unit is operational from Secunderabad one location, India and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Customer: Organization unit serves Non-Government (commercial) customers from multiple geographies (Americas/Australasia) with onsite coordinators and hence considered to be relevant for sampling.
Size (Not Relevant: Basic units size are classified as Large: More than 6 months in the organizational unit and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structure across all the basic units in the organizational unit remains the same irrespective of project type, customer or size and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Type of Work: Software projects are developed in different lifecycles (Enhancement & Maintenance/ Development & Maintenance/Migration) across basic units, developed in the same technology (Open Source: Java) and hence considered relevant for sampling.
Domain: Software project are developed in different domains (Gaming/Financial/Manufacturing) across basic units and hence considered relevant for sampling. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Americas (Customer): Software projects developed for Americas customers
Australasia (Customer): Software projects developed for Australasian customers
Enhancement and Maintenance (Type of Work): Software projects following enhancement and maintenance lifecycle
Development & Maintenance (Type of Work): Software projects following development and maintenance lifecycle
Migration (Type of Work): Software projects following migration lifecycle
Gaming (Domain): Software projects developed for gaming business domain
Financial (Domain): Software projects developed for financial business domain
Manufacturing (Domain): Software projects developed for manufacturing business domain |
| Subgroups: |
SG # 1: Large size, development and maintenance software projects for financial business domain from Americas geography.
8 People, 1 Basic Units
– Americas
– Development & Maintenance
– Financial
SG # 2: Large size, maintenance software projects for gaming business domain from Australasia geography.
3 People, 1 Basic Units
– Australasia
– Enhancement and Maintenance
– Gaming
SG # 3: Large size, migration software projects for manufacturing business domain from South America geography.
8 People, 1 Basic Units
– Americas
– Manufacturing
– Migration |