| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: all development and maintenance work across X Technologies is performed in only one geographical location, San Antonio, Texas and therefore, does not drive differences in conditions under which work is performed.)
Customer (Not Relevant: X Technologies develops products for US Federal and Foreign national governments (e.g., Pakistan). Development and maintenance work is performed the same for these various government customers using the same defined set of Standard Operating Procedures in which a project’s defined process is tailored for either Manufacturing (where some type of assembly is required) or Engineering (where the final product is installed at a customer site).)
Size (Not Relevant: all development and maintenance work performed across X Technologies consists of projects with a size of 2 to 6 team members. Development and maintenance work is performed the same for these various project sizes using the same defined set of Standard Operating Procedures in which a project’s defined process is tailored for either Manufacturing (where some type of assembly is required) or Engineering (where the final product is installed at a customer site).)
Organizational Structure: (Manufacturing, Engineering): development and maintenance work across X Technologies is performed differently based on the organization unit performing the work: • The Manufacturing unit performs product development and assembly work for X Technologies customers. • The Engineering unit performs product development work for X Technologies customers.
Type of Work (Not Relevant: all development and maintain work across X Technologies is not performed differently based on the “type of work” and therefore, does not drive differences in conditions under which work is performed. A modified Waterfall life-cycle method is used to perform product development and maintenance work across X Technologies.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Manufacturing (Organizational Structure): performs product development and assembly work for X Technologies customers.
Engineering (Organizational Structure): performs product development work for X Technologies customers. |
| Subgroups: |
Manufacturing: Product development and assembly work is performed at the X Technologies located in San Antonio, Texas.
6 People, 1 Basic Units
– Manufacturing
Engineering: Product development work is performed at the X located in San Antonio, Texas.
14 People, 5 Basic Units
– Engineering |