| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China only)
Customer: Projects are divided by Financial projects (for financial customers) and Utility projects (for utility customers).
Size (Not Relevant: The processes behave the same with different sizes. The projects have similar sizes so far.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Mingda’s management structure is very flat and simple.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Mingda’s development tools are very standard across all products and the type of work are customized software focused on Financial and Utility.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Financial (Customer): Financial customers
Utility (Customer): Utility customers |
| Subgroups: |
G1: Financial projects
59 People, 9 Basic Units
– Financial
G2: Utility projects
23 People, 3 Basic Units
– Utility |