| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Beijing city only.)
Customer: Relevant: Work is performed differently based on the customer served by that work. According to the domain, the customers could be categorized into Petroleum Pipeline industry Other commercial enterprises
Size (Not Relevant: 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: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All software development work is performed in the Beijing Information Technology Branch.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the type of the work. Most of the work are software application development) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Petroleum Pipeline industry (Customer): To develop the software application for the customer in the field of petroleum pipeline, by adhering to the national regulations.
Other commercial enterprises (Customer): To develop the software application for the other commercial customers, to meet their business needs |
| Subgroups: |
Petroleum Pipeline industry: To develop the software application for the customer in the field of petroleum pipeline, by adhering to the national regulations.
102 People, 5 Basic Units
– Petroleum Pipeline industry
Other commercial enterprises: To develop the software application for the other commercial customers, to meet their business needs
47 People, 3 Basic Units
– Other commercial enterprises |