| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All work is done in Fujian Province, China)
Customer (Not Relevant: The firm develops software using the same process for all its customers. Software quality over cost.)
Size (Not Relevant: Projects are approximately the same size)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: All the projects have the same basic and similar structure with project manager / project lead, team-members etc. Additionally they all share the same OSSP (processes) implementation with no substantial tailoring. Consequently organizational structure does not cause significant variations in the performance of processes.)
Type of Work: 5) Type of work – Relevant: The Zhengfu”s OU has “New Research Development Project” and “Function Enhanced Maintenance Project” Basic Units. There are differences between the two project groups such as the approach for requirements, focus and life-cycle activities. |
| Sampling Factor Values: |
G1:New Research Development Project (Type of Work): New Research Development Project
G2:Function Enhanced Maintenance Project (Type of Work): Function Enhanced Maintenance Project |
| Subgroups: |
G1:New Research Development Project: G1:New Research Development Project
12 People, 1 Basic Units
– G1:New Research Development Project
G2:Function Enhanced Maintenance Project: G2:Function Enhanced Maintenance Project
29 People, 5 Basic Units
– G2:Function Enhanced Maintenance Project |