| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: There is only one location, which is Hangzhou)
Customer (Not Relevant: There is no process distinctions made based on customers, they are from government.)
Size: The projects are categorized as big (more than 100 staff month) and small (no more than 100 staff month)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: Projects in team I & II are part of Software Development, they share same management team)
Type of Work (Not Relevant: All projects are MIS (management information system) related application development) |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
BG (Size): The total development efforts is more than 100 staff months
SM (Size): The total development efforts is no more than 100 staff months |
| Subgroups: |
Team I: This team develops software applications which takes more than 100 staff months.
53 People, 3 Basic Units
– BG
Team II: This team develops software applications which takes no more than 100 staff months.
81 People, 6 Basic Units
– SM |