| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not relevant, all projects developed in the same location Hangzhou.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All different.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects the same size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects in the same department.)
Type of Work: Two key types of work Power Grid and Power Plant.
Lifecycle: Two key types of lifecycle incremental and iterative. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Power Grid (Type of Work): Software developed to help manage the provincial power grids.
Power Plant (Type of Work): Software developed to help manage core power plant facility.
Incremental (Lifecycle): Funtionality is delivered in a pre-planned phased approach.
Iterative (Lifecycle): Requirements are not fully understood at the start of the project. |
| Subgroups: |
Power Grid Incermental: Power Grid projects using incremental lifecycle.
20 People, 3 Basic Units
– Power Grid
– Incremental
Power Grid Iterative: Power Grid projects using iterative lifecycle.
56 People, 8 Basic Units
– Iterative
– Power Grid
Power Plant Iterative: Power Plant projects using iterative lifecycle.
24 People, 5 Basic Units
– Power Plant
– Iterative |