| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: There is only one location and all projects are developed in this location, the Shanghai office. So location is not a relevent factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: There is only one type of customer served by the OU: medical agency. So customer is not a relevent factor.)
Size (Not Relevant: No significant variance in size, in terms of team and effort, is observed among projects, and no process is defined or tailored by size. So size is not a relevant factor.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects are developed under Product Research and Development Department. So organizational structure is not a relevant factor.)
Type of Work: There are two types of work executed under the OU: New development and enhancement&maitenance to existing products. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Dev (Type of Work): Development projects are developed based on customer”s orginal requirements.
EM (Type of Work): Enhancement&maintenance projects are developed based on customer”s feedback after delivering the software products. |
| Subgroups: |
Development projects: The subgroup develops software products based on customer”s orginal requirements.
13 People, 4 Basic Units
– Dev
Enhancement&maintenance projects: The subgroup develops software products based on customer”s feedback after delivering the software products.
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– EM |