| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Location is not relevant as all work is managed from Herndon VA office.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Both projects are working for the IRS and customer is not relevant.)
Size: For the two Projects, one is large and one is small and is relevant.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structure is not relevant as all projects follow the same organizational processes and structure.)
Type of Work: Type of work is relevant as we have Small 4-month task order project and a Large 18-month project that vary with Large project following Waterfall-Iterative lifecycle and Small using the Agile process. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
SG-1 (Size): Large Project with numerous requirements.
SG-2 (Size): Small Project with small task orders.
SG-1 (Type of Work): Development Project of 18 month project duration with waterfall – iterative life cycle.
SG-2 (Type of Work): Development project of 4 month task orders using Agile process. |
| Subgroups: |
SG-1 Large Development Project: Large 18 month project
8 People, 1 Basic Units
– SG-1
– SG-1
SG-2 Small Development Project: Small 4 month task orders.
3 People, 1 Basic Units
– SG-2
– SG-2 |