| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Solers has multiple offices and customer sites, but uses a standard process set that is not tailored by location.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently for different Solers customers.)
Size (Not Relevant: Solers standard process set does not differ for projects of 5 FTEs or more. Projects with less than 5 FTEs have been excluded from the OU.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Work is performed, and the process applied, consistently for all Solers departments.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Solers process set does not include significant tailoring based upon the type of work being performed.)
Lifecycle Model: The lifecycle that the project is using to execute work follows a different process for many areas. The procedures and outputs differ in many ways and will result in a significant process difference. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Iterative Lifecycle (IL) (Lifecycle Model): A lifecycle that leverages waterfall-like phases that can be executed iteratively to develop products.
Agile Lifecycle (AL) (Lifecycle Model): An lifecycle model that leverages SCRUM and other agile development concepts in its execution. |
| Subgroups: |
Iterative Projects: Projects implementing the Iterative Lifecycle processes.
140 People, 6 Basic Units
– Iterative Lifecycle (IL)
Agile Projects: Projects implementing the agile lifecycle.
48 People, 5 Basic Units
– Agile Lifecycle (AL) |