| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: There is only one location: Wuhan office where all projects were developed.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All software projects are developed for government agencies within Hubei Province.)
Size (Not Relevant: All software projects are of similar size. In the OU, no process is defined or tailored by project size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All software projects are developed under Software Department.)
Type of Work: There are two types of software development work executed under the OU: Development project, Enhancement & Maintenance Project. Requirement engineering and UAT process are executed differently. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): Development projects are developed based on customer”s original requirements.
Enhancement (Type of Work): Enhancement & Maintenance projects are continuously enhanced based on customer”s feedback/enhancements and defects. . |
| Subgroups: |
New Development: Develops software products based on customer”s original requirements.
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– New Development
Enhancement: Modifies software products after delivery in order to correct faults, improve performance or other attributes, or to adapt the product to a modified environment to better meet customer needs.
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– Enhancement |