| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The factor is determined as not affected, because all active projects are located in Kunshan.)
Customer: A.Government B.Internal
Size (Not Relevant: The factor is determined as not affected because all active projects are Medium size. The OU intends to control the project size in medium size for better management.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The OU adopts a matrix organization structure. All the 4 subsidiary departments of OU will join every project together and following the same process. Therefore, the organizational structure is determined as not affected.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The factor is determined as not affected, because only the software development projects are included in the appraisal.)
Project Types: A) New development B) Customized
Coding Language: A) .NET B)JAVA |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Government (Customer): The customers of projects are government agencies. The projects need to follow the government procurement regulations. The processes of RD, TS, PI, VER and VAL will differ.
Internal (Customer): The projects develop software products or platforms for Internal customers. The projects will follow the standard process of organization.
New Development (Project Types): The projects develop new software products.
Customized (Project Types): The projects modify existing software products to fulfill the requirements of customers. The processes of RD, TS, PI, VER, VAL and QPM will differ.
.NET (Coding Language): The projects adopted the .Net coding language.
JAVA (Coding Language): The projects adopted the JAVA coding language. The difference of coding languages might affect tools and processes. The processes of CM, TS, PI and VER might differ. |
| Subgroups: |
SG 1: JAVA customized projects for government customers.
13 People, 3 Basic Units
– Government
– Customized
– JAVA
SG 2: .Net customized projects for government customers.
15 People, 3 Basic Units
– Customized
– .NET
– Government
SG 3: JAVA New product development projects for Internal customers.
25 People, 5 Basic Units
– Internal
– New Development
– JAVA |