| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Software development work is performed in only one location: Xining.)
Customer (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. All products are developed for water conservancy industry.)
Size (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. All software development projects have less than 15 employees.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. The projects are performed under the same structure.)
Type of Work: There are two types of products, Environmental Management and Construction Management. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Environmental Management (Type of Work): Projects related to water environmental management.
Construction Management (Type of Work): Construction projects related to river management. |
| Subgroups: |
1: Two projects belong to Environmental Management type.
16 People, 2 Basic Units
– Environmental Management
2: Two projects belong to Construction Management type.
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Construction Management |