| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the work is done in the OU in Qingdao.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The OU only develops MIS application software for government clients.)
Size (Not Relevant: The teams’ size is all about 5 persons, and the team size has no impact to the processes and procedures to be followed by the teams during the development.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The SW Group in the Development Department develops all the MIS application products for governmental clients.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The OU only develops MIS application software.)
Work Type: There are two work types, maintenance and new development, in the OU, and which both have some different requirements on the procedures and templates for the teams to follow during their development. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Maintenance (Work Type): The maintenance work type requires the teams to follow some different procedures and templates.
New Development (Work Type): The new development work type requires the teams to follow some different procedures and templates as well. |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup A: WorkType-Maintenance
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– Maintenance
Subgroup B: WorkType-NewDev
10 People, 3 Basic Units
– New Development |