| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Organization unit is operational from one location at Chongqing, China PRC only and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Organization unit serves Commercial customers in Chongqing, China PRC and hence considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Size: Size of basic units are small (less than 3 calendar months), medium (>3 to < 6=”” calendar=”” months)=”” and=”” large=”” (more=”” than=”” 6=”” calendar=”” months)=”” sized=”” in=”” the=”” organizational=”” unit=”” and=”” hence=”” considered=”” to=”” be=”” relevant=”” for=””>
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structure across all the basic units in the organizational unit remains the same and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)
Type of Work: Software developed in same technology (Java) and domain (Information Security Management) for basic units, but developed in different lifecycle (New Development, Maintenance), hence considered relevant for sampling. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Small (Size): Software development or maintenance projects of small size (less than 3 calendar months)
Medium (Size): Software development or maintenance projects of medium size (> 3 to < 6=”” calendar=””>
Large (Size): Software development or maintenance projects of large size (more than 6 calendar months)
New Development (Type of Work): Software development projects developed in waterfall model lifecycle.
Maintenance (Type of Work): Software maintenance projects maintained in maintenance lifecycle. |
| Subgroups: |
SG # 1: Software maintenance projects for commercial customers of small size developed using JAVA technology for Information Security System.
9 People, 1 Basic Units
– Small
– Maintenance
SG # 2: Software new development projects for commercial customers of medium size developed using JAVA technology for Information Security System.
6 People, 1 Basic Units
– Medium
– New Development
SG # 3: Software new development projects for commercial customers of large size developed using JAVA technology for Information Security System.
8 People, 1 Basic Units
– New Development
– Large |