| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Software development work is performed in only one location: Nanjing.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The customers belong to mobile communication industry.)
Size (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. All software development projects have less than 15 employees.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. It equals to the factor ‘Type of Work’ since Department I is responsible for management system and Department ii is responsible for Portal.)
Type of Work: The projects are classified as Management System and Portal. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Management System (Type of Work): Management information systems based on mobile technology.
Portal (Type of Work): Portals displayed at mobile end. |
| Subgroups: |
1: Two projects belong to the Management System type.
26 People, 2 Basic Units
– Management System
2: Two projects belong to the Portal type.
24 People, 2 Basic Units
– Portal |