| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: This factor is not relevant because all active projects are developed in Chengdu.)
Customer: The customers are divided into government and State owned companies, and the commercial companies. Different customer type could cause different management behavior.
Size (Not Relevant: This factor is not relevant, because all the projects are similar size with 7 to 12 people.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: This factor is not relevant since the OSSP is standard across the R&D Center.)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: This factor is not relevant because all the projects are platform development projects.)
Project Type: Some projects are product oriented development and software projects are customized software development. Different purpose could cause different behaviors. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Government (Customer): Government and State owned companies
Commercial (Customer): Commercial companies
Product Development (Project Type): Product Development projects
Customized Development (Project Type): Customized Development projects |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Government/Customized
68 People, 8 Basic Units
– Government
– Customized Development
SG2: Commercial/Customized
9 People, 1 Basic Units
– Customized Development
– Commercial
SG3: Commercial/Product Development
19 People, 2 Basic Units
– Commercial
– Product Development |