DocumentCode
3249199
Title
Generating a useful theory of software engineering
Author
Adolph, Steve ; Kruchten, Philippe
Author_Institution
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
fYear
2013
fDate
26-26 May 2013
Firstpage
47
Lastpage
50
Abstract
We argue a theory of software engineering must be useful to practitioners and explain the phenomena they are experiencing. Useful theories of software engineering can be generated empirically using methods such as grounded theory. We present our research and others as examples of how useful theory can be generated.
Keywords
software engineering; grounded theory; software engineering; Computers; Information systems; Organizing; Process control; Productivity; Software; Software engineering; grounded theory; social processes; software engineering; theory;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Software Engineering (GTSE), 2013 2nd SEMAT Workshop on a General Theory of
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GTSE.2013.6613870
Filename
6613870
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