Reporting Empirical Research in Global Software Engineering: A Classification Scheme

Šmite, Darja; Wohlin, Claes; Feldt, Robert; Gorschek, Tony

doi:10.1109/icgse.2008.22

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“…The use of visual techniques in SM, such as bubble plots, has been recommended by Petersen et al [2] and such techniques have been used to convey the results of mapping and classification studies [13] [6]. Figure 4 presents the results of this study in the form of a bubble plot.…”

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“…We also considered the same source for the methodologies used in software engineering research. However, to better reflect the GSE perspective we also considered other methodologies [1] [13]. Hence, we added Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) analysis to cover studies that investigate artifacts such as chat-histories and emails.…”

Section: Data Extraction and Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research in Global Software Engineering: A Systematic Snapshot

Raza

MacDonell

Clear

2013

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Abstract. This paper reports our extended analysis of the recent literature addressing global software engineering (GSE), using a new Systematic Snapshot Mapping (SSM) technique. The primary purpose of this work is to understand what issues are being addressed and how research is being carried out in GSEand comparatively, what work is not being conducted. We carried out the analysis in two stages. In the first stage we analyzed 275 papers published between January 2011 and June 2012, and in the second stage we augmented our analysis by considering a further 26 papers (from the 2013 International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE'13). Our results reveal that, currently, GSE studies are focused on management-and infrastructure-related factors, using principally evaluative research approaches. Most of the studies are conducted at the organizational level, mainly using methods such as interviews, surveys, field studies and case studies. The USA, India and China are major players in GSE, with USA-India collaborations being the most frequently studied, followed by USA-China. While a considerable number of GSE-related studies have been published since January 2011 they are currently quite narrowly focused, on exploratory research and explanatory theories, and the critical research paradigm has been untouched. An absence of formulative research, experimentation and simulation, and a related focus on evaluative approaches, all suggest that existing tools, methods and approaches from related fields are being tested in the GSE context, even though these may not be inherently applicable to the additional scale and complexity of GSE.

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Section: Bubble Plot Analysismentioning

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Research in Global Software Engineering: A Systematic Snapshot

Raza

MacDonell

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2013

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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“…In order to ease the evaluation of applicability of the findings reported in this paper, the case study is described as suggested by [13].…”

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Software Product Transfers: Lessons Learned from a Case Study

mite

Wohlin

2010

2010 5th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering

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Abstract-Although global software work nowadays is not a phenomenon, research and practice is still addressing the complexities associated with the new forms of work enabled through globalization. 'Go global' strategies usually prescribe two alternative approaches: distribution of software development activities across several locations, or re-location of work to another site. This research paper focuses on the latter approach that is called software product transfers and discusses findings from an empirical case study conducted in Ericsson. The observations indicate that transferring software work from one site to another site of the same company is a challenging endeavor. Furthermore, practices used in colocated projects do not necessarily lead to a desired outcome. The paper provides an overview of the challenges and highlights practical advice for handling software product transfers.

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“…The data extraction form is used for extracting and capturing the data. We designed a data extraction form based on the items marked with (*) in Table 2 as well as some data extraction items found in [3] and [2] (such as statement of contributions to literature, stated hypothesis if any, used metrics, and study focus). The first author extracted the data from the selected papers and stored the data in a spreadsheet for analysis.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, a recent literature review of empirical research in Agile Software Development found only 36 empirical papers [2]. A higher but still limited number of empirical studies was found in [3], which reported a review of empirical research in Global Software Engineering (GSE). The researchers found 12 (18.2%) empirical papers from a set of 66 papers and posters.…”

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Reporting Empirical Research in Open Source Software: The State of Practice

Stol

Babar

2009

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Abstract. Background: The number of reported empirical studies of Open Source Software (OSS) has continuously been increasing. However, there has been no effort to systematically review the state of the practice of reporting empirical studies of OSS with respect to the recommended standards of performing and reporting empirical studies in software engineering. It is important to understand, how to report empirical studies of OSS in order to make them useful for practitioners and researchers.Research aim: The aim of our research is to gain insights in the state of the practice of reporting empirical studies of OSS in order to identify the gaps to be filled for improving the quality of evidence being provided for OSS. Method:To that end, we decided to systematically review the empirical studies of OSS. A total of 63 papers reporting empirical studies were selected from the four editions of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Open Source Systems. The data were extracted and synthesised from the selected papers for analysis. Results and conclusions:We have found that the quality of the reported OSSrelated empirical studies needs to be significantly improved. Based on the results of our systematic review and general principles of reporting good empirical research, we present a set of guidelines for reporting OSS-related empirical studies. The suggested guidelines are expected to help the research community to improve the quality of reported studies.

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Reporting Empirical Research in Global Software Engineering: A Classification Scheme

Abstract: Increased popularity of global software engineering (GSE) has resulted in quite a number of research and industrial studies. As the area matures, an increased focus on empirically supported results leads to a

Cited by 40 publications

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Research in Global Software Engineering: A Systematic Snapshot

Research in Global Software Engineering: A Systematic Snapshot

Software Product Transfers: Lessons Learned from a Case Study

Reporting Empirical Research in Open Source Software: The State of Practice

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