| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Location has no impact on process implementation because none of the processes are location-specific. The products and platforms are developed in house in Beijing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The products and platforms are developed for power automation industry, not for specific customer.)
Size (Not Relevant: The sizes of product and platform development projects are mid to large, which follow the product and platform development processes. Standard stages were followed. Hence size was not taken as a relevant factor.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are under the same structure (Organizational Unit) called (Product and Platform Development).)
Type of Work: Two types of activity are carried out: (1) Product Development (2) Platform Development. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Platform Development (Type of Work): The platforms are developed with core technologies and common features to support different product lines and serve as the foundation for product development.
Product Development (Type of Work): Build on platform or from scratch, products are developed on Platforms. |
| Subgroups: |
PD: The product development project group.
186 People, 6 Basic Units
– Product Development
PFD: The platform development project group.
89 People, 4 Basic Units
– Platform Development |