| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects arel in Beijing, it doesn”t affect the development process.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All the products developed for financial department of various companies. It doesn’t affect the development process.)
Size (Not Relevant: Size are similar and it doesn’t affect the development process.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structures are same in all of the projects and all of the projects are in R&D department.)
Type of Work: There are two types of work: 1. Product development. 2.Customization. The projects of product development type develop standard products according to the product definition by product managers. Customization projects develop customized functions based on the standard products according to customers requirement. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Prduct development (Type of Work): The projects develop standard products according to the product definition by the company itself.
Customization (Type of Work): The projects develop customized functions according to customers requirement. |
| Subgroups: |
G1: Projects develop standard products according to the product definition by the company itself.
11 People, 2 Basic Units
– Prduct development
G2: Projects develop customized functions according to customers requirement.
21 People, 4 Basic Units
– Customization |