LEADER 05347nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910825080503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-58877-2 010 $a9786613618603 010 $a1-118-18100-X 010 $a1-118-18103-4 010 $a1-118-18102-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000152677 035 $a(EBL)818522 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000611457 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11357777 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000611457 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10663722 035 $a(PQKB)10408270 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL818522 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10538737 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL361860 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781118104354 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC818522 035 $a(OCoLC)777374850 035 $a(OCoLC)801811801 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn801811801 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000152677 100 $a20110725d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurunu---uuuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCase study research in software engineering $eguidelines and examples /$fPer Runeson ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-10435-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCASE STUDY RESEARCH IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: Guidelines and Examples; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I: CASE STUDY METHODOLOGY; 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 What is a Case Study?; 1.2 A Brief History of Case Studies in Software Engineering; 1.3 Why a Book on Case Studies of Software Engineering?; 1.4 Conclusion; 2 BACKGROUND AND DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Research Strategies; 2.3 Characteristics of Research Strategies; 2.3.1 Purpose; 2.3.2 Control and Data; 2.3.3 Triangulation; 2.3.4 Replication; 2.3.5 Inductive and Deductive Enquiries 327 $a2.4 What Makes a Good Case Study? 2.5 When is the Case Study Strategy Feasible?; 2.6 Case Study Research Process; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 DESIGN OF THE CASE STUDY; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Elements of the Case Study Design; 3.2.1 Rationale for the Study; 3.2.2 Objective of the Study; 3.2.3 Cases and Units of Analyses; 3.2.4 Theoretical Framework; 3.2.5 Research Questions; 3.2.6 Propositions and Hypotheses; 3.2.7 Concepts; 3.2.8 Methods of Data Collection; 3.2.9 Methods of Data Analysis; 3.2.10 Case Selection; 3.2.11 Selection of Data; 3.2.12 Data Definition and Data Storage 327 $a3.2.13 Quality Control and Assurance 3.2.14 Maintaining the Case Study Protocol; 3.2.15 Reporting and Disseminating the Case Study; 3.3 Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues; 3.4 Conclusion; 4 DATA COLLECTION; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Different Types of Data Source; 4.2.1 Classification of Data Sources; 4.2.2 Data Source Selection; 4.3 Interviews; 4.3.1 Planning Interviews; 4.3.2 The Interview Session; 4.3.3 Post interview Activities; 4.4 Focus groups; 4.5 Observations; 4.6 Archival Data; 4.7 Metrics; 4.8 Conclusion; 5 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; 5.1 Introduction 327 $a5.2 Analysis of Data in Flexible Research 5.2.1 Introduction; 5.2.2 Level of Formalism; 5.2.3 Relation to Hypotheses; 5.3 Process for Qualitative Data Analysis; 5.3.1 Introduction; 5.3.2 Steps in the Analysis; 5.3.3 Techniques; 5.3.4 Tool support; 5.4 Validity; 5.4.1 Construct Validity; 5.4.2 Internal Validity; 5.4.3 External Validity; 5.4.4 Reliability; 5.5 Improving Validity; 5.6 Quantitative Data Analysis; 5.7 Conclusion; 6 REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Why Report and Disseminate; 6.3 The Audience for the Report; 6.4 Aspects of the Case Study to Report and Disseminate 327 $a6.5 When to Report and Disseminate 6.6 Guidelines on Reporting; 6.6.1 The Generic Content of an Academic Report; 6.6.2 Reporting Recommendations from Evaluative Case Studies; 6.6.3 Reporting to Stakeholders, Including Sponsor(s); 6.6.4 Reporting the Context of the Case Study; 6.6.5 Reporting to Students; 6.6.6 Ad Hoc and Impromptu Reporting; 6.7 Formats and Structures for a Report; 6.8 Where to Report; 6.9 Ethics and Confidentiality; 6.10 Conclusion; 7 SCALING UP CASE STUDY RESEARCH TO REAL-WORLD SOFTWARE PRACTICE; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Aims of Scaling up Case Studies 327 $a7.3 Dimensions of Scale 330 $aBased on their own experiences of in-depth case studies of software projects in international corporations, in this book the authors present detailed practical guidelines on the preparation, conduct, design and reporting of case studies of software engineering. This is the first software engineering specific book on the case study research method. 606 $aComputer software$xDevelopment$vCase studies 606 $aSoftware engineering$vCase studies 615 0$aComputer software$xDevelopment 615 0$aSoftware engineering 676 $a005.1 686 $aCOM051230$2bisacsh 701 $aRuneson$b Per$f1966-$01673550 712 02$aWiley Online Library (Servicio en línea) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825080503321 996 $aCase study research in software engineering$94037698 997 $aUNINA