Customer (Not Relevant: Organization unit serves domestic customers in China PRC and hence considered to be not relevant for sampling. Customers do not have influence on the OU processes and hence considered to be not relevant for sampling.)

Size (Not Relevant: Basic units size classified as Medium (> 3 to 6 <= man="" months="" effort)="" across="" the="" organizational="" unit="" and="" hence="" considered="" to="" be="" not="" relevant="" for="">

Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Organizational structure across all the basic units in the organizational unit remains the same irrespective of project type, customer or size and hence not considered to be relevant for sampling.)

Type of Work: Basic units are developed in the similar technology (Java) using different development lifecycle (Development, Maintenance) and hence considered to be relevant for sampling.

Domain: Basic units are developed in different domains (Purchase Industry, Logistics Industry, Sales Industry) hence considered to be relevant for sampling.

Maintenance (Type of Work): Software development and maintenance projects in waterfall extended development life cycle model of Medium size for multiple domains.

Purchase Industry (Domain): Software new development project in purchase industry.

Logistics Industry (Domain): Software development and maintenance projects in logistics industry.

Sales Industry (Domain): Software development and maintenance projects in sales industry.

SG # 2: Software development and maintenance projects in extended waterfall development life cycle model of Medium Size for logistics industry from Qingdao, Shandong province.
8 People, 1 Basic Units
– Logistics Industry
– Maintenance

SG # 3: Software development and maintenance projects in extended waterfall development life cycle model of Medium Size for sales industry from Qingdao, Shandong province.
8 People, 1 Basic Units
– Maintenance
– Sales Industry