Success factors for empirical studies in industry-academia collaboration: A reflection

We conducted several empirical studies over the last couple of years as part of a collaboration with industrial partners in the area of software product lines. Our studies differed regarding their motivation and goals, their scope, the research methods applied, and the involved subjects. In this experience paper we briefly summarize the studies and their key characteristics. We reflect on our experiences based on the success factors for industry-academia collaborations by Wohlin et al. We discuss the role of empirical studies in long-term industry-academia collaborations and present lessons learned.