| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Since all of projects are in same city (Jinan), location is not a relevant factor.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Since customer of all projects is commercial. Customer is not a relevant factor.)
Size (Not Relevant: Since all of projects are small projects, size is not a relevant factor.)
Organizational Structure: Since there are 3 different development departments in the company (R&D, Intelligent Manufacturing Information and Operation Management Information). Organizational Structure is the relevant factor.
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Since type of work of all projects is software development, Type of Work is not a relevant factor.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
RDD (Organizational Structure): R&D Department
IMI (Organizational Structure): Intelligent Manufacturing Information Department
OMI (Organizational Structure): Operation Management Information Department |
| Subgroups: |
A: Software development projects in R&D Department
20 People, 4 Basic Units
– RDD
B: Software development projects in Intelligent Manufacturing Information Department
7 People, 3 Basic Units
– IMI
C: Software development projects in Operation Management Information Department
6 People, 2 Basic Units
– OMI |