| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All projects are developed in Guangzhou.)
Customer (Not Relevant: Customer is enterprise, customer is not a relevant factor because processes do not distinguish any tailoring depending on customer.)
Size (Not Relevant: All project size is between 9-12 people, there is no specific classification of projects into Large Medium Small buckets and no tailoring due to the project size.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All projects placement within R&D Center under the same management structure.)
Type of Work: All projects are categorized as generic product development and customized project development upon specific customer’s requirements. There are some differences between the two categories projects in terms of technical solution and acceptance mode. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Generic Product (Type of Work): Projects develop generic products.
Customized Project (Type of Work): Projects develop customized products based on customers’ requirements. |
| Subgroups: |
SG1: Projects develop generic products.
12 People, 1 Basic Units
– Generic Product
SG2: Projects develop customized products based on customers’ requirements.
15 People, 2 Basic Units
– Customized Project |