| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: There is only one location for the OU: Nanjing, where all software projects are developed.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The OU serves only one type of customer: government agency.)
Size (Not Relevant: In-scope projects are observed of similar size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All software projects are developed under Research and Development Department. No division to the OU is observed.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: There is only type of work executed by the OU: software development.)
Funding Source: The OU develops products with two funding sources: self-funding market-driven product research and contract-based project development. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Self-funding (Funding Source): Self-funding market-driven product research and development
Contract (Funding Source): Contract-based customized project development |
| Subgroups: |
GroupA: The projects funded by the organization itself based on the OU”s understanding of the market are grouped here.
28 People, 4 Basic Units
– Self-funding
GroupB: The projects developed for customers based on contract with listed features are grouped here.
14 People, 2 Basic Units
– Contract |