| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the basic units/projects are located in Guangzhou.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the basic units/projects customers are Government.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: There is no size classification of the basic units/projects, therefore the processes are implemented the same.)
Organizational Structure: The Organizational Structure is the relevant factor for these software development department/groups. The three development groups respectively complete the development of different types of projects. In the three departments, there are differences between the technology solution and the testing process of how the software is tested.
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the basic units/projects are software development projects.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Subgroup 1 (Organizational Structure): R&D Department: The R&D Department is responsible for the development of general products or projects.
Subgroup 2 (Organizational Structure): Software Department 1: Software Department 1 is in charge of digital archives customized project development
Subgroup 3 (Organizational Structure): Software Department 2: Software Department 2 is in charge of administrative management customized project development. |
| Subgroups: |
R&D Department: The R&D Department is responsible for the development of general products or projects.
21 People, 1 Basic Units
– Subgroup 1
Software Department 1: Software Department 1 is in charge of digital archives customized project development.
16 People, 2 Basic Units
– Subgroup 2
Software Department 2: Software Department 2 is in charge of administrative management customized project development.
17 People, 2 Basic Units
– Subgroup 3 |