| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Changzhou city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are Design Institutions in different domains.)
Size (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects in the company are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All the R&D activities are conducted in the R&D Center.)
Type of Work: Work is performed differently based on the type of the work. The work could be categorized into, 1. Self-funding Product 2. Customer Contract Project |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Self-funding Product (Type of Work): To develop the original product funded internally based on the common needs/general industry standards
Customer Contract Project (Type of Work): To develop the software application according to the contract signed with the customer, to meet their specific business needs. |
| Subgroups: |
Self-funding Product: To develop the original product funded internally based on the common needs/general industry standards
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Self-funding Product
Customer Contract Project: To develop the software application according to the contract signed with the customer, to meet their specific business needs
28 People, 2 Basic Units
– Customer Contract Project |