| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: OU is located in Nanjing, P.R.China and work is performed in the same location)
Customer (Not Relevant: OU provide services to government customers. Work is not performed differently by customer)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently upon size of projects and support functions. Project size is always similar (less than 10 people, less than 1 year period))
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: OU is structured based on professionals (e.g. PM, Development, Testing) and working on projects by teaming professionals and support functions (e.g. CM, QA).)
Type of Work: OU is software development organization and working on (1) Educational management system development (2) Traffic management system development (3) Agricultural management system development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Educational system (Type of Work): Educational management system development
Traffic system (Type of Work): Traffic management system development
Agricultural system (Type of Work): Agricultural management system development |
| Subgroups: |
SG#1: Educational management system development
14 People, 2 Basic Units
– Educational system
SG#2: Traffic management system development
18 People, 3 Basic Units
– Traffic system
SG#3: Agricultural management system development
13 People, 2 Basic Units
– Agricultural system |