| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. Software development work is performed in only one location: Taiyuan.)
Customer (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. All products are developed for medical industry.)
Size (Not Relevant: No effect on implementation. All software development projects have less than 15 employees.)
Organizational Structure: The projects are performed by three departments, Dept1, Dept2, Dept3. Each department maintained department specific PPBs and PPMs.
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Only cover development projects) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Dept1 (Organizational Structure): Projects managed and executed out of Dept 1
Dept2 (Organizational Structure): Projects managed and executed out of Dept 2
Dept3 (Organizational Structure): Projects managed and executed out of Dept 3 |
| Subgroups: |
G1: Development projects out of Dept 1
35 People, 3 Basic Units
– Dept1
G2: Development projects out of Dept2
28 People, 3 Basic Units
– Dept2
G3: Development projects out of Dept3
33 People, 4 Basic Units
– Dept3 |