In this article we summarize the strengths and weaknesses of empirical research in software engineering. We argue that in order to improve the current situation we must create bet...
Dewayne E. Perry, Adam A. Porter, Lawrence G. Vott...
This paper reports on initial findings in an empirical study carried out with representatives of two ERP vendors, six ERP adopting organizations, four ERP implementation consulting...
Agile software development methods have caught the attention of software engineers and researchers worldwide. Scientific research is yet scarce. This paper reports results from a ...
Pekka Abrahamsson, Juhani Warsta, Mikko T. Siponen...
Software Engineering studies run in classroom environments can and have made important contributions to empirical software engineering. Because the goal of such studies is to impr...
Synthesizing the evidence from a set of studies that spans many countries and years, and that incorporates a wide variety of research methods and theoretical perspectives, is prob...