| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Hangzhou city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are the commercial enterprises)
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: All software development work is performed in the Development Department using the full range of organizational processes. Hence, the organizational structure does not influence process implementation)
Type of Work: Work is performed diffidently based on the type of work. The work could be categorized into: Customer Project: To develop the project based on the customer needs, to fulfill the functions required by the customer to satisfy their business needs. Internal Project: To be sponsored by the company itself, to develop the project for internal use, or develop as a product to promote into the market based on the general marketing needs and overall customer behaviors |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Customer Project (Type of Work): To develop the project based on the customer needs, to fulfill the functions required by the customer to satisfy their business needs
Internal Project (Type of Work): To be sponsored by the company itself, to develop the project for internal use, or develop as a product to promote into the market based on the general marketing needs and overall customer behaviours. |
| Subgroups: |
Customer Project: To develop the project based on the customer needs, to fulfill the functions required by the customer to satisfy their business needs
16 People, 3 Basic Units
– Customer Project
Internal Project: To be sponsored by the company itself, to develop the project for internal use, or develop as a product to promote into the market based on the general marketing needs and overall customer behaviors
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– Internal Project |