| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: The OU has one development location in Shanghai. The factor “location” is irrelevant.)
Customer (Not Relevant: The customers are either commercial customers who use the OU’s products and solution, or internal Business Units who will use and customize the standard products to create solutions. Although there are differences in the processes, the differences are reflected in the factor of “project type”. Thus the factor “customer” is irrelevant)
Size (Not Relevant: The development projects in the OU are comparable in size and does not affects the development processes applied. The factor “Size” is irrelevant.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: The projects are developed under the same development and supporting structure. The factor “Organizational Structure” is irrelevant.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: The OU focuses on development effort only. The factor “Type of Work” is irrelevant.)
Project Type: The OU has two basic types of projects: TDH Projects and Informatization Projects. TDH Projects are responsible for developing products and platforms, which are used by the business units to develop customized solutions. The processes of TDH Projects are different with those of Informatization Projects in the areas of Requirements Development, Verification and Validation, etc.. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
TDH Projects (Project Type): Projects that develop standard out-of-box TDH products to support the customized solutions development.
Informatization Projects (Project Type): Projects that develop a solution according to specific contract with customers |
| Subgroups: |
TDH Projects: Projects that develop standard out-of-box TDH products to support the customized solutions development
75 People, 6 Basic Units
– TDH Projects
Informatization Projects: Projects that develop a solution according to specific contract with customers
23 People, 3 Basic Units
– Informatization Projects |