| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are developed in house in Shanghai. No process is location specific.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Automotive domain customers served and the standard processes are followed which are aligned with customer milestones.)
Size (Not Relevant: Product and platform based development. Size has no big impact on product development processes implementation.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects and functions are within POLELINK in shanghai. No process is organizational structure specific.)
Type of Work: Product research and development projects follow the standard process but with different tailoring. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Product Research (Type of Work): The internal product research, also called self research, focus on new product and technology research to fullfill market needs.
Product Development (Type of Work): Product development for OEM customers, also called supporting product development. |
| Subgroups: |
PJ-Research: The self research projects focus on new product or technologies.
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– Product Research
PJ-Development: Supporting product development projects for OEM customers, such as Jaguar or Volvo, etc.
10 People, 2 Basic Units
– Product Development |