| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects follow the same process regardless of their location and all projects are located in Guangdong Province.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All projects follow the same process regardless of the customer.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are approximately the same size and follow the same process regardless of the project size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The organizational structure is very small and all projects are in the same organizational structure.)
Type of Work: The type of work does impact how the processes are performed because the requirements, development and testing activities differ between full development and maintenance activities. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): Projects that implement new functionality.
Maintenance (Type of Work): Projects that make changes to or repair bugs in existing applications. |
| Subgroups: |
A: New Product Development: Projects that are developing new functionality.
18 People, 3 Basic Units
– New Development
B: Product Maintenance: Projects that make changes to existing functionality or repair bugs found in existing products.
22 People, 4 Basic Units
– Maintenance |