| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: There is only one location for the OU: Beijing, where all software projects are developed.)
Customer: There are two types of customer served by the OU: government agency and educational institution.
Size (Not Relevant: Similar size is observed for all candidate projects considered for this appraisal.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All software projects are developed under the Software R&D Center. No division to the OU is observed.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: There is only one type of work executed by the OU: software development.)
Funding Source: There are two sources of project funding: contract-based customized project development and self-funding market-driven product research and development. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Government (Customer): Government agency
Education (Customer): Educational institutions, like school.
Contract (Funding Source): Contract-based customized project development
Self-funding (Funding Source): Self-funding market-driven product research and development |
| Subgroups: |
GroupA: The projects developed for government agencies based on contract with listed features.
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– Government
– Contract
GroupB: The projects funded by the organization itself and developed for government agencies based on the OU”s understanding of the market.
10 People, 1 Basic Units
– Self-funding
– Government
GroupC: The projects funded by the organization itself and developed for commercial customers based on the OU”s understanding of the market.
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– Education
– Self-funding |