| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Beijing city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the clients are government owned companies and entities.)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects in the company are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All software development work is performed in the Software R & D Department, using the full range of organizational processes. Hence, the organizational structure does not influence process implementation.)
Type of Work: Work is performed diffidently based on the type of work. All the projects are categorized into New Project Development and Maintenance Project Development. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Project Development (Type of Work): To develop a new project according to the customer requirement
Maintenance Project Development (Type of Work): To upgrade the existing system by adding or changing some functions for increasing the system performance. |
| Subgroups: |
New Project Development: To develop a new project according to the customer requirement
16 People, 4 Basic Units
– New Project Development
Maintenance Project Development: To upgrade the existing system by adding or changing some functions for increasing the system performance.
11 People, 2 Basic Units
– Maintenance Project Development |