| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are developed in the same place in the Shenzhen company’s headquarters)
Customer (Not Relevant: The customer (telecommunication companies)are not impacting in the processes of the organization)
Size (Not Relevant: For the projects the organization is using similar size)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: For developing the projects, they are using the same organizational structure in Shenzhen headquarter office)
Type of Work: There are differences depends on the type of work: if the project result in a new product or in a new product version |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Create a New Product (Type of Work): The R&D Division creates a new software product as result of the development
Create a New Version (Type of Work): The R&D Division creates a new version of an existing product for the company or for an external customer (tailoring one) |
| Subgroups: |
S1 New Products: Subset of projects that result in new products
22 People, 2 Basic Units
– Create a New Product
S2 New Versions: Subgroup of the projects that result in new versions of existing products
21 People, 2 Basic Units
– Create a New Version |