| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All software is developed in the Shenzhen office, and therefore location does not influence process selection)
Customer: All software is contracted development for Government consumers and Enterprise consumers. Enterprise customer follows “Waterfall Development Lifecycle” Government customer follows “Iterative Development Lifecycle” Therefore this does influence process selection.
Size (Not Relevant: The QMS processes does not vary any differently for different size of the projects.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: There is one major division “Software Research and Development and Test Department” All software is development by the Software R&D Department and therefore the structure does not influence process selection.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All software projects follow SDLC development approach and therefore this does not influence process selection.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Government Type (Customer): Contracted development for Government consumers and follows “Iterative Development Lifecycle”
Enterprise Type (Customer): Contracted development for Enterprise consumers and follows “Waterfall Development Lifecycle” |
| Subgroups: |
Government Type: Contracted development for Government consumers and follows “Iterative Development Lifecycle”
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Government Type
Enterprise Type: Contracted development for Enterprise consumers and follows “Waterfall Development Lifecycle”
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Enterprise Type |