| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects are at the same location and location does not affect how the practices are implemented.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects are for the same type of customer and this factor does not affect how the practices are implemented.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects are of similar size and this factor does not affect how the practices are implemented.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects are in one of two product groups and both product groups follow the same processes and tools.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Not relevant because all projects are software development projects.)
Technology: The type of technology impacts how the engineering practices are implemented. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
JAVA (Technology): This sampling factor is used to group software development projects that use JAVA as a development technology.
.NET (Technology): This sampling factor is used to group software development projects that use .NET as a development technology. |
| Subgroups: |
Group 1: This group represents the JAVA Projects.
49 People, 4 Basic Units
– JAVA
Group 2: This group is used to categorize .NET projects
49 People, 6 Basic Units
– .NET |