| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Only the development center of Nanjing is considered.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Government departments responsible Waterway control)
Size (Not Relevant: Comparable project size in terms of team size and duration)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects performace within the same organization department of R&D)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Development work is the focus)
Project Type: Internally the projects are classified as Type A (Business Platform) and Type B (Mobile Service), depending on the content of the development. The development processes, e.g., development environment is different. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Business Platform (Project Type): Provide platform service for customer and their users based on traditional Web-based service
Mobile Service (Project Type): Provide solutions for the customers and their users with Mobile phone application |
| Subgroups: |
Subgroup 1: Business Platform Project
30 People, 3 Basic Units
– Business Platform
Subgroup 2: Mobile Client Project
8 People, 2 Basic Units
– Mobile Service |