| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: all team members are located in Shanghai.)
Customer (Not Relevant: the targeted customers are the same.)
Size (Not Relevant: only new release are included in the OU, thus size will have no impact on the process used.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: all within the same product domain.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: only software development work is included.)
Development Mode: The OU”s projects mainly follow two types of development modes: IPD and Iteration. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
IPD (Development Mode): The projects following IPD are included.
Iteration (Development Mode): The projects following iteration are included. |
| Subgroups: |
IPD: Projects following IPD are included in the subgroup.
300 People, 2 Basic Units
– IPD
Iteration: Projects following iterative mode are included in the subgroup.
100 People, 5 Basic Units
– Iteration |