| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All development is managed in Xiamen; most development is done in Xiamen. There aren”t differences in how projects manage their work whether they outsource some work or perform all development)
Customer (Not Relevant: Internal processes are the same for all projects)
Size (Not Relevant: Processes used to manage the projects and develop the software are the same for all projects; some additional interface roles are added to manage large projects” progress and inter relationships)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All of the projects are in the Software Development Department)
Type of Work: All projects are new development managed in Xiamen; some parts of the development are outsourced to other companies |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Software Development (Type of Work): Development of software for automobile devices
Other kinds of software development (Type of Work): Development of software for non-automotive industry applications |
| Subgroups: |
New Software Development: Development of new software
102 People, 4 Basic Units
– Software Development |