| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the application are developed at their development site in Beijing City)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the type of the customer, most of the customers are commercial clients)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function, most of the projects are medium or small size projects)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All the software development activities are under Technology Center)
Type of Work: Work is categorized into New Project Development and Maintenance/Upgrade Project Development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Project Development (Type of Work): To develop a completely new project/system based on the specific needs, no existing previous project for reference
Maintenance/ Upgrade Project Development (Type of Work): To maintain/upgrade previous developed project by adding or changing the functions to meet the specific business needs, and release the new version |
| Subgroups: |
G_Maint: To maintain/upgrade previous developed project by adding or changing the functions to meet the specific business needs, and release the new version
10 People, 2 Basic Units
– Maintenance/ Upgrade Project Development
G_Dev: To develop a completely new project/system based on the specific needs, no existing previous project for reference
17 People, 4 Basic Units
– New Project Development |