| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All development work in the OU is performed in Beijing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Digital China ASS has only one governmental client type.)
Size: The product team sizes are at three different levels which have some different requirements for standards and processes for the teams to follow during their development respectively.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Taxation SW Department in the OU develops all SW products in the OU.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The OU mainly develops taxation and related MIS application software.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Larger (Size): The Larger projects normally have more than 20 people,which have some different requirements for standards and processes for the larger projects to follow during their development.
Middle (Size): The Middle projects normally have 10 to 20 people, which have some different requirements for standards and processes for the middle projects to follow during their development.
Smaller (Size): The Smaller projects normally have 10 people and less, which have some different requirements for standards and processes for the smaller projects to follow during their development. |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup A: Team Size-Larger
45 People, 2 Basic Units
– Larger
Subgroup B: Team Size-Middle
44 People, 3 Basic Units
– Middle
Subgroup C: Team Size-Smaller
24 People, 4 Basic Units
– Smaller |