| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All Work done in single Location Nanjing, hence it is not a sampling factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: There is only one client in the company-China Mobile Telecommunication Group)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are almost of the same scale with 5 to 10 developers in the project team, hence is not a relevant sampling factor)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All team reports to one senior manager and all basic units belong to Development Department, hence is not a relevant factor.)
Type of Work: The work is categorized into Software Project Development and Software Project Enhancement & Support |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Software Project Development (Type of Work): This type of work involves the development of new project based on requirements from the users. It uses various software development methodologies to develop new software.
Software Project Enhancement & Support (Type of Work): This type of work involves project change or upgrade that increases software capabilities beyond the original specifications for existing applications. |
| Subgroups: |
Software Project Development: Full Development Projects
24 People, 5 Basic Units
– Software Project Development
Software Project Enhancement & Support: This is for support and maintenance projects
18 People, 2 Basic Units
– Software Project Enhancement & Support |