| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All software development work is done in the OU in Wuhan.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The two customer types are equivalent to the two product types in the OU.)
Size (Not Relevant: The size of the development teams in the OU are made up of staff around 10 persons, the team sizes do not have impact to the procedures and templates during the development work.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The R&D Department is the main body of projects and products development in the OU.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The work types in the OU are all health & medical and financial MIS and application software.)
Product Type: The products developed in the OU are classified as two types which they are health & medical and financial software and MIS application software. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Health & Medical (Product Type): The Health & Medical software in the OU needs the development teams to follow some different procedures and templates during their development.
Financial (Product Type): Financial MIS and application software development requires the teams to follow some different procedures and templates during their development in the OU. |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup A: ProductType-Health&Medical
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Health & Medical
Subgroup B: ProductType-Financial
21 People, 4 Basic Units
– Financial |