| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All project are executed in Beijing, so Location is not a relevant sampling factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All project are executed for banks and other financial organizations, so Customer is not a relevant sampling factor.)
Size (Not Relevant: The projects do not essentially differ in size so Size is not a relevant sampling factor.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All project are executed within the same organizational structure, so this is not a relevant sampling factor.)
Type of Work: The projects are differentiated by type of work: some are new development, some are enhancement. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): These projects execute new development. Although based on the existing common framework, more than 60% of requirements are new.
Enhancement (Type of Work): These projects add new functionality to existing systems. New requirements appear only in less than 20% of the total requirements. |
| Subgroups: |
1-New development: New development projects.
19 People, 4 Basic Units
– New Development
2-Enhancement: Projects that do enhancement for existing systems.
11 People, 2 Basic Units
– Enhancement |