| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Only one location, Shanghai)
Customer (Not Relevant: Same type of client, financial customer)
Size (Not Relevant: The projects are all small projects)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Simple organization structure)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Same type of work, software development)
Development Mode: 2 project mode have been used. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
New Development (Development Mode): The first time development
Upgrade (Development Mode): The upgrade development for the original system |
| Subgroups: |
Group A: Project developed by new development mode
30 People, 2 Basic Units
– New Development
Group B: Project developed by upgrade mode
41 People, 2 Basic Units
– Upgrade |