| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The software development is only in Shanghai city which does not affect the software development processes nor how projects are managed.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All the customer type is Finance and transportation and do not affect how products are developed.)
Size: Big team>=10 people, Small team<10>
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All teams belong to the R&D Center and does not affect how projects are managed.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are of application system type and does not affect how projects are managed.)
Project type: Two types, New development and Maintenance project |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Big team (Size): Big team >=10 people
Small team (Size): Small team <10>
Maintenance project (Project type): Maintenance project
New development (Project type): New development |
| Subgroups: |
Big Maint: Maintenance project and Big team
23 People, 2 Basic Units
– Big team
– Maintenance project
Small Dev: New development and Small team
17 People, 2 Basic Units
– New development
– Small team
Big Dev: Big team and New development
29 People, 2 Basic Units
– New development
– Big team |