| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not relevant: Development activities are conducted at one location in Ningbo.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not relevant: The same process is used to carry out work. So, all projects follow the same processes with approved tailoring.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not relevant: All projects follow the same processes with approved tailoring.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not relevant: Small group organized under one director.)
Type of Work: There are 2 types of work/project that affect which process is followed for all development work. Projects start their life as New Developments and when completed pass into a Maintenance phase. The nature of the work is different between these two stages such as New Development and Maintenance & Enhancement |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Maintenance & Enhancement (Type of Work): Add, modify and delete some functions on existed projects. Projects that have completed their initial development activities then pass into a maintenance phase. This subgroup comprises all these projects.
New Development (Type of Work): Develop all functional modules in new project. |
| Subgroups: |
ND: New Development
43 People, 4 Basic Units
– New Development
ME: Maintenance & Enhancement
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Maintenance & Enhancement |