| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The two company is located in Beijing and Harbin respectively, but the company operates as single company. Both companies follows the same process, and work together as a single team to support projects, hence not a relevant sampling factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not relevant sampling factor because same process is followed for all type of clients, mostly government)
Size (Not Relevant: Not relevant sampling factor because most projects are the same size and process is the same.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not relevant because while there are two companies, the R&D works under the same sponsor, following the same process.)
Type of Work: Relevant because there are two types of projects, establish and maintenance |