| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: OU locates in Ningbo, thus Location is not relevant)
Customer (Not Relevant: OU”s main customers are educational institutes)
Size (Not Relevant: All OU”s development projects are with similar size in effort and duration, thus Size is not relevant in sampling)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: OU”s projects are executed in Technical and Development Department, thus Organizational Structure is not relevant in sampling)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: This appraisal focuses on development projects, thus Type of Work is not relevant)
Project Type: Projects conducted to develop products or customer specific solutions |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Product Project (Project Type): Projects conducted to develop stable software products
Customer Project (Project Type): Projects conducted to develop customer specific solutions |
| Subgroups: |
SubGroup 1: SubGroup of which projects are conducted to develop products
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Product Project
SubGroup 2: Subgroup of which projects are conducted to develop customer specific solutions
10 People, 3 Basic Units
– Customer Project |