| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: the software development activities are done in single office site: Changsha city, Hunan Province)
Customer (Not Relevant: No difference in project execution due to the customer. Customers are shipping related enterprises, external)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are approximately of similar size. No difference in process due to size)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: No difference in project execution due to the organizational structure)
Type of Work: The projects could be categorized into New Development Projects and Upgrade Projects |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Type of Work): To develop the project from scratch based on specific customer needs
Upgrade Project (Type of Work): To develop the project based on the existing system for upgrading or optimizing parts of functions, so as to meet the new business needs |
| Subgroups: |
G1: New Development Project
30 People, 3 Basic Units
– New Development
G2: Upgrade Projects
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– Upgrade Project |