| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Single location, Fuzhou)
Customer (Not Relevant: Focus customers – local company and government)
Size (Not Relevant: All size projects follow the same standard process.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All work are done in the Software Development Department)
Type of Work: The company classifies works into two types: – Research Development projects use customer direction communication for requirements. – Function Enhancement & Maintenance projects use guidance and prototype for requirements. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Research development project (Type of Work): Research Development projects use customer direction communication for requirements.
Function Enhanced maintenance project (Type of Work): Function Enhancement & Maintenance projects use guidance and prototype for requirements. |
| Subgroups: |
A: Research development project
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Research development project
B: Function Enhanced maintenance project
11 People, 2 Basic Units
– Function Enhanced maintenance project |