| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Only one location – Beijing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customers are in different industries, but the OU provide same domain application (coordinated management software system) for all customers without discrimination.)
Size (Not Relevant: Project and team size are all moderate and do not significantly influence process implementation in the OU and are not considered a management factor.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The OU is a small software development team in one physical department. People of the OU are dynamically distributed into projects.)
Type of Work: All works of the OU are software development related works that are organized and managed as project. Some projects create a standard software product, others develop a customized software system based on standard product for specific customer. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Standard Product Project (Type of Work): Software projects that create a standard software product.
Customization Project (Type of Work): Software projects that develop a customized software system based on standard product for specific customer. |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Standard Product Project
18 People, 2 Basic Units
– Standard Product Project
SG2: Customization Project
16 People, 2 Basic Units
– Customization Project |