| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All product team members are located in Shanghai, thus location is not relevant.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The type of customers of the product line is fixed, thus customer is not relevant.)
Size (Not Relevant: New release of the product line is covered by the appraisal, thus size is not relevant.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Only R&D Dept is the focus of the appraisal, thus Org Structure is not relevant.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Only new release of the product line is covered by the appraisal, thus type of work is not relevant.)
Product Line: There are two product lines involved in the R&D Dept: Smart Community – the focus of the appraisal; Smart City – under planning and not covered by the appraisal. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Smart Community (Product Line): It covers Smart Community product line which has three platforms: Intelligent Integration Platform, O2O (Online to Offline) Platform, and Estate Property Management Cloud Platform.
Smart City (Product Line): It covers Smart City product line, which is under planning phase and will not be covered by this appraisal. |
| Subgroups: |
Smart Community: The subgroup covers new release development for Smart Community product line.
20 People, 1 Basic Units
– Smart Community |