| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All work is done in Shenzhen, China only)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Shenzhen Infotech Technologies Co., Ltd.. projects are public services financial applications. Project activities are the same for its different customers.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Projects are approximately the same size)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the projects have the same basic and similar structure with project manager / project lead, team-members etc. Additionally they all share the same OSSP (processes) implementation with no substantial tailoring. Consequently organizational structure does not cause significant variations in the performance of processes.)
Type of Work: Relevant: The firm has “New Software Application Development” and “Software Maintenance with Upgrade Integration” projects. There are differences between the “New Software Application Development” and “Software Maintenance with Upgrade Integration” projects such as the approach for requirements, focus and lifecycle activities. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
G1: NSAD (Type of Work): New Software Application Development Projects
G2: SMUI (Type of Work): Software Maintenance with Upgrade Integration Projects |
| Subgroups: |
G1: NSAD: NASD New Software Application Development Projects
26 People, 3 Basic Units
– G1: NSAD
G2: SMUI: Software Maintenance with Upgrade Integration Projects
46 People, 7 Basic Units
– G2: SMUI |