| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All the applications are developed at their development site in Jiaxing city)
Customer (Not Relevant: Work is not performed differently based on the customer served by that work. Most of the customers are commercial enterprises.)
Size (Not Relevant: All projects are small/medium size projects)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All software development work is performed in the R&D Department)
Type of Work: The work is performed differently based on the type of work. The work could be categorized into Internal Product Development, External Project Development |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
Internal Product Development (Type of Work): The product development is sponsored by the company internally based on the marketing needs/trends, and will be promoted into the marketing.
External Project Development (Type of Work): The project is sponsored by external customer based on their needs, to carry out the customized development to satisfy their needs |
| Subgroups: |
G_Int: The product development is sponsored by the company internally based on the marketing needs/trends, and will be promoted into the marketing.
9 People, 2 Basic Units
– Internal Product Development
G_Ext: The project is sponsored by external customer based on their needs, to carry out the customized development to satisfy their needs
12 People, 2 Basic Units
– External Project Development |