| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: There is only one location, which is Beijing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The customers are from China Railway, all projects are developed to support China high speed railway business.)
Size (Not Relevant: The projects are medium size, from 45 staff month to 60 staff month)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Projects in Department I & II are part of Software Business Unit, they share same management team.)
Type of Work: All projects are categorized as Safety Monitoring System development and Information Management System development for China Railway |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
SMS (Type of Work): All projects are developed for Safety Monitoring System
IMS (Type of Work): All projects are developed for Information Management System |
| Subgroups: |
Department I: This team develops safety monitoring system for China Railway
35 People, 4 Basic Units
– SMS
Department II: This team develops Information Management system for China Railway
18 People, 2 Basic Units
– IMS |