| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Shanghai city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are public hospitals/organization.)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects in the company are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All the R&D activities are conducted in the Technology Department.)
Type of Work: Work is performed differently based on the type of the work. Most of the work could be categorized into: ? Software Application Development ? Embedded Software Development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Software Application Development (Type of Work): To develop the entire software application based on the customer needs
Embedded Software Development (Type of Work): To develop the software application which is embedded into the hardware as the integrated product |
| Subgroups: |
Software Application Development: To develop the entire software application based on the customer needs
14 People, 4 Basic Units
– Software Application Development
Embedded Software Development: To develop the software application which is embedded into the hardware as the integrated product
8 People, 2 Basic Units
– Embedded Software Development |