| Sampling Factors: |
Location (Not Relevant: All development work is managed through the centralised location at Wuxi and geographical location is not a differentiator for the work related to software application and solution development that is executed by the Research and Development Department at ZTE ITS Co., Ltd. Thus, location does not make any material difference to the way processes are applied by the OU – Research and Development Department.)
Customer (Not Relevant: All the customers for the OU are external customers. Furthermore, all customers are from the traffic and parking management domain. Hence the customer type is not a differentiator with regards to process execution.)
Size (Not Relevant: The basic units are of similar sized team members (5-8), thus size factor is not a differentiator and does not influence the way processes are implemented across projects executed in the OU – Research and Development Department.)
Organizational Structure (Not Relevant: A single management structure governs the OU and there are no multiple structures or any such structural complexities that may result in variations in the way processes are executed by the OU. Thus Organisational Structure is not a differentiator for the OU – Research and Development Department and does not make any material difference to the way processes are applied to execute work.)
Type of Work: Research and Development Department executes two types of work that leads to differences in the application of processes. The two types of work involves: a) Greenfield Projects b) Enhancement Projects. The type of work leads to some differences in processes, particularly affecting RD, REQM, PP, PMC, RSKM, MA, VER, PI and IPM process areas. |