| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All project team members are located in Shenzhen, thus this factor is not relevant.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The OU”s projects only serve financial organizations and the processes used are not based customer types.)
Size (Not Relevant: Since project types included are R&D and major enhancement, which are one of the key factors determining process used. Thus, size is not relevant.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Only Smart City Dept is included, thus org structure is not relevant.)
Type of Work: There are two types of work: R&D and maintenance.
Development Mode: There are two types of development modes used: Waterfall and Agile. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
R&D (Type of Work): It includes Research and Development type of projects.
Maintenance (Type of Work): It includes maintenance type of projects.
Waterfall (Development Mode): It includes projects whose development mode used is waterfall.
Agile (Development Mode): It includes projects whose development mode used is agile. |
| Subgroups: |
R&D + WF: The subgroup includes projects that are R&D type, and use waterfall.
80 People, 12 Basic Units
– R&D
– Waterfall
Maintenance + Agile: This subgroup includes projects that are maintenance type, and use agile method.
20 People, 2 Basic Units
– Agile
– Maintenance |