| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are performed in the same location: Shanghai, China.)
Customer: Projects” development processes differ by the type of customers — state-owned enterprises or privately-owned enterprises.
Size: Projects” development processes differ by size — large size or small to medium size.
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are from the same business unit in the organization.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are software development projects across all life cycles. The type of work is not a factor to differentiate projects’ development processes.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
State-Owned Enterprises (Customer): Customers type is state-owned enterprises.
Privately Owned Enterprises (Customer): Customers type is privately owned enterprises.
Large (Size): Project size is greater than 15 people (FTEs).
Small to Medium (Size): Project size is 15 people or less (FTEs). |
| Subgroups: |
Large State-Owned: Project customer is a state-owned enterprise and project size is greater than 15 FTEs.
58 People, 2 Basic Units
– State-Owned Enterprises
– Large
Small to Medium State-Owned: Project customer is a state-owned enterprise and project size is 15 FTEs or less.
19 People, 2 Basic Units
– Small to Medium
– State-Owned Enterprises
Small to Medium Privately Owned: Project customer is a privately owned enterprise and project size is 15 FTEs or less.
56 People, 7 Basic Units
– Privately Owned Enterprises
– Small to Medium |