| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: the OU has only one location namely Nanning office)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customer differences do not affect the way people perform their job)
Size (Not Relevant: The sizes of basic units vary in a limited scope, and do not affect the way people perform their job)
Organizational Structure: This factor affects the structure of project teams
Type of Work: This factor affects the complexity of engineering
Application Domain: This factor is the driving factor for the differences in product running environments |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
With translation team (Organizational Structure):
Without translation team (Organizational Structure):
Software Development (Type of Work):
Software Maintenance (Type of Work):
Language translation and education (Application Domain):
OA (Application Domain): |
| Subgroups: |
Language Subgroup: To maintain language translation and education software
13 People, 2 Basic Units
– With translation team
– Software Maintenance
– Language translation and education
OA Subgroup: To develop and deliver OA software
14 People, 5 Basic Units
– OA
– Without translation team
– Software Development |