| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the projects are developed in the headquarters. So the location is irrelevant.)
Customer: Projects are divided by Utility projects (for utility customers) , Railway projects(for Railway customers) and Financial projects (for financial customers)
Size (Not Relevant: All the development team sizes are under 10 people. The projects have similar size. So the size is irrelevant.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Mingda’s management structure is very flat and simple,All the projects are not significantly different)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All the projects are customized application development using similar technologies. So this factor is irrelevant.) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Financial (Customer): The project are for financial customers
Railway (Customer): The project are for railway customers
Utility (Customer): The project are for utility customers |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup 3: The projects are for financial customers
28 People, 7 Basic Units
– Financial
Subgroup 2: The projects are for railway customers
37 People, 6 Basic Units
– Railway
Subgroup 1: The projects are for utility customers
16 People, 3 Basic Units
– Utility |