| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Qingdao location is only considered for appraisal. Thus, location is not a differentiator and does not make any material difference to the way processes are applied.)
Customer (Not Relevant: R&D department is engaged in developing software applications on monitoring and networking, video and optical signal linkage for commercial industries and Government Institutions. OSSP is defined at organization level. Based on need, OSSP is tailored to suit project specific need. Hence ‘CUSTOMER’ factor is not considered for project selection.)
Size (Not Relevant: Project staff size varies based on scope and complexities of each Project. However, it has no impact of processes followed in each project. As per Management policy, all projects have to follow standard processes and hence “Size” factor is not considered for project selection.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: R&D department is considered as OU. There is no other dept. engaged in software development. There is no impact from organizational structure on project process differentiation)
Type of Work: At present Development & maintenance projects are going on. There is not much difference in process implementation However, “Type of work” factor is considered for project selection. |