| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at one location, i.e. Tianjin city only.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are the commercial enterprises.)
Size (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the size of the basic unit or support function. Most of the projects are small/medium size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the organizational structure. All software development work is performed in the R&D Center.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the type of work. Most of the work are software application development.)
Software Development Lifecycle: Relevant: Work is performed differently based on the development lifecycle applied in the project. – Waterfall/V lifecycle model – Prototype Lifecycle Model |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Waterfall/V lifecycle model (Software Development Lifecycle): To develop the software application by applying the waterfall/V lifecycle model
Prototype Lifecycle Model (Software Development Lifecycle): To develop the software application by applying the prototype lifecycle model |
| Subgroups: |
Waterfall/V lifecycle model: To develop the software application by applying the waterfall/V lifecycle model
16 People, 3 Basic Units
– Waterfall/V lifecycle model
Prototype Lifecycle Model: To develop the software application by applying the prototype lifecycle model
5 People, 1 Basic Units
– Prototype Lifecycle Model |