| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All software development work is done in the OU in Beijing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The Customer types in the OU do not have impact to the processes and procedures used in the product and project development work.)
Size (Not Relevant: The teams in the OU normally have around 10 persons and there is no relevance of change in process execution based on team size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The Development Department in R&D Center is the main development body, and other relevant departments support and involves in the projects and products work in the OU.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The OU only develops software products.)
Product Type: The product types in the OU are classified as two categories which are Accounting MIS and embedded software, which different processes and procedures are used for the 2 product types. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Accounting MIS (Product Type): The Accounting MIS product teams follow some different procedures and templates during product development.
Embedded Software (Product Type): The Embedded Software product teams follow some different procedures and templates during product development. |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup A: Product Type-embedded
9 People, 1 Basic Units
– Embedded Software
Subgroup B: Product Type-AccountingMIS
43 People, 5 Basic Units
– Accounting MIS |