| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Kunming city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are government organization.)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects in the company are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All the R&D activities are conducted in the Software R&D Department.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the type of the work. Most of the work are software application development.)
Life-Cycle: cording to the lifecycle applied in the project, the projects could be categorized into 1. Spiral Lifecycle Based Development 2. Waterfall Lifecycle Based Development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Spiral Lifecycle Based Development (Life-Cycle): To develop the project by applying the Spiral Lifecycle
Waterfall Lifecycle Based Development (Life-Cycle): To develop the project by applying the waterfall Lifecycle |
| Subgroups: |
Spiral Lifecycle Based Development: To develop the project by applying the Spiral Lifecycle
18 People, 3 Basic Units
– Spiral Lifecycle Based Development
Waterfall Lifecycle Based Development: To develop the project by applying the waterfall Lifecycle
6 People, 1 Basic Units
– Waterfall Lifecycle Based Development |