| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects and products related work is done in the OU in Dalian.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The customer of the OU is distance education college of Dufetech and has no impact to the processes in the OU.)
Size: The sizes of the teams are normally at two levels, which require the teams to follow some different procedures during their development.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The Software R&D and Maintenance Center is the main body of education and training related e-learning software products and projects development and maintenance in the OU.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The OU only develops and maintains education and training related e-learning software products.)
Work Type: There are two work types, new product development based on customer requirements and maintenance including optimizing in the OU, which require the teams to follow some different procedures and templates during their development respectively. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Larger (Size): The larger teams, with 10 or more persons, are required to follow some different procedures during their development.
Smaller (Size): The smaller teams, with 4-6 persons, are required to follow some different procedures during their development as well.
New Development (Work Type): The new development work type requires the teams to follow some different procedures and templates during their development.
Maintenance (Work Type): The maintenance work type requires the teams to follow some different procedures and templates during their development as well. |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup A: WorkType-NewDev/Size-Larger
10 People, 1 Basic Units
– Larger
– New Development
Subgroup B: WorkType-Main/Size-Smaller
13 People, 3 Basic Units
– Maintenance
– Smaller |