| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the work is done in the OU in Beijing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: There is only one governmental customer type in the OU and which has no special requirements on procedures and templates for the development teams.)
Size (Not Relevant: The teams normally are made up of 5 to 7 persons and the team size has no impact to the processes and procedures used by the teams during their development.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Since the SW Development Group in the Product R&D Department Develops all security storage and big data service software products development for governmental clients.)
Type of Work: There are two work types, new product development and customization product development, in the OU and which require the teams to follow some different procedures and templates respectively. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): The new development work type has some different requirements to the procedures and templates used by the teams during their development.
Customization (Type of Work): The customization work type has some different requirements to the procedures and templates used by the teams during their development as well. |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup A: Work Type-NewDevelopment
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– New Development
Subgroup B: Work Type-Customization
23 People, 4 Basic Units
– Customization |