| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Single location, Beijing)
Customer (Not Relevant: Focus customers – The local government)
Size (Not Relevant: All works are small projects.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All work are done in the Development Department)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are software development.)
Programming Language: Work is performed differently based on programming language Object-oriented: Java Structured: C |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Object-oriented Programming Language (Programming Language): Software development projects using object-oriented language.
Structured Programming Language (Programming Language): Software development projects using structure programing language |
| Subgroups: |
A: Object-oriented Programming Language projects
19 People, 3 Basic Units
– Object-oriented Programming Language
B: Structured Programming Language project
7 People, 1 Basic Units
– Structured Programming Language |