| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at their development site in Chengdu City)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: The customer is the national examination authority and the work performed is developing applications to manage the national examinations effectively.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function, most of the projects are small/medium size projects.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. The Software R&D Department, Product Department are the two departments responsible for developing the applications.)
Type of Work: Relevant: Work is performed differently based on the type of work: Software Application Development and Embedded Software Development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Software Application Development (Type of Work): To develop the software system/application based on the requirements
Embedded Software Development (Type of Work): To develop software which is written to control the functions of various hardware devices. |
| Subgroups: |
Software Application Development: To develop the software system/application based on the requirements
43 People, 4 Basic Units
– Software Application Development
Embedded Software Development: To develop software which is written to control the functions of various hardware devices.
18 People, 2 Basic Units
– Embedded Software Development |