| Sampling Factors: |
Location: There are two primary locations: Beijing and Guangzhou.
Customer (Not Relevant: The organization provides solutions to banks and other financial institutions. These customers are sufficiently similar that the same set of processes are used to perform the work.)
Size: There are two primary project sizes – Large (less than 6 months) and Small (less than 6 months)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The appraisal is evaluating a single organizational unit.)
Type of Work: There are two primary types of work: Development and Maintenance. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Beijing (Location): Projects conducted primarily in Beijing
Guangzhou (Location): Projects conducted primarily in Guangzhou
Large (Size): Projects that are greater than 6 months in duration
Small (Size): Projects that are less than 6 months in duration
Development (Type of Work): Projects that develop new capabilities
Maintenance (Type of Work): Projects that focus on maintaining existing systems and capabilities |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Maintenance projects located in Beijing, which durations are almost a year.
1500 People, 70 Basic Units
– Beijing
– Large
– Maintenance
SG2: Development projects located in Beijing with large size.
1272 People, 68 Basic Units
– Development
– Large
– Beijing
SG3: Development projects located in Guangzhou with small size.
728 People, 80 Basic Units
– Guangzhou
– Small
– Development |