The repertory grid technique: Its place in empirical software engineering research

Edwards, Helen M.; McDonald, Sharon; Young, Shirley

doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2008.08.008

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“…Following a Grounded Theory (GT) methodology [68], we executed 13 semi-structured interviews (with 13 companies) integrated with follow-up questionnaires. We tailored the questionnaires to each startup, partially taking advantage of the repertory grid principles [69]. From this, we elaborated and extracted the Greenfield Startup Model (GSM) explaining the underlying phenomenon of software development in startups.…”

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Software Development in Startup Companies: The Greenfield Startup Model

Giardino

Paternoster

Unterkalmsteiner

et al. 2016

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

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PostprintThis is the accepted version of a paper published in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination.Citation for the original published paper (version of record):Giardino, C., Paternoster, N., Unterkalmsteiner, M., Gorschek, T., Abrahamsson, P. The Greenfield Startup Model Carmine Giardino, Nicolò Paternoster, Michael Unterkalmsteiner, Member, IEEE, Tony Gorschek, Member, IEEE, and Pekka Abrahamsson, Member, IEEE Abstract-Software startups are newly created companies with no operating history and oriented towards producing cutting-edge products. However, despite the increasing importance of startups in the economy, few scientific studies attempt to address software engineering issues, especially for early-stage startups. If anything, startups need engineering practices of the same level or better than those of larger companies, as their time and resources are more scarce, and one failed project can put them out of business. In this study we aim to improve understanding of the software development strategies employed by startups. We performed this stateof-practice investigation using a grounded theory approach. We packaged the results in the Greenfield Startup Model (GSM), which explains the priority of startups to release the product as quickly as possible. This strategy allows startups to verify product and market fit, and to adjust the product trajectory according to early collected user feedback. The need to shorten time-to-market, by speeding up the development through low-precision engineering activities, is counterbalanced by the need to restructure the product before targeting further growth. The resulting implications of the GSM outline challenges and gaps, pointing out opportunities for future research to develop and validate engineering practices in the startup context.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Software Development in Startup Companies: The Greenfield Startup Model

Giardino

Paternoster

Unterkalmsteiner

et al. 2016

IIEEE Trans. Software Eng.

142

126

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“…By measuring the polarity of the structure, subjects demonstrate their inner level of perception [35,65]. RGT has given researchers the opportunity to explore individual development patterns at the implicit level [63]; it is applicable to the study of qualitative and explanatory phenomena [67] and has been widely used in design-related research. The study points out that RGT is a common method and technology employed in consumer research; it uses a structured approach to ascertain consumer perceptions, and links product characteristics to form consumer messages about perceptions, preferences, and values [68].…”

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“…The government has failed to provide a definition of this new group [17], and RGT is a type of qualitative research [67] which adopts purposive sampling to select the research subject [72]. Therefore, this study adopts the scholars' suggestions [43,73] for classifying young workers as aged 15-29, whose monthly income is less than NTD 30,000, and who work more than 35 h a week, as possible members of the new poor group.…”

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Establishing Design Strategies and an Assessment Tool of Home Appliances to Promote Sustainable Behavior for the New Poor

Nagai

Shih

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:Environmental benefits related to home appliance life cycles depend on how these products are used. Designing home appliances that promote sustainable behavior is an effective way to reduce environmental impacts. This study aimed to increase relevant opportunities for promoting sustainable behavior practices on the new poor through home appliances, which is rarely discussed in the fields of design for sustainable behavior (DfSB) and product design. In particular, relevant assessment tools or indicators are lacking in DfSB, and people's use of home appliances is generally unsustainable. Therefore, repertory grid technology was used to understand the perceptions of the new poor, develop an assessment tool, and construct design strategies for home appliances that promote sustainable behavior. Data were collected from the new poor and from designers. Through cluster and principal component analyses, three strategy types were proposed that corresponded to different product features, suggestions, and guidance. In addition, the effectiveness and potential of an assessment tool were demonstrated using the Wilcoxon rank test. The findings could be used by designers, retailers, and green marketers to propose effective product design programs that promote sustainable behavior of the new poor during product use.

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“…In SE, in contrast, research studies are much more heterogeneous, with a wide variety of research approaches, methods and techniques, with both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Various research methods, approaches and techniques have been imported from other disciplines, in particular the social sciences; some are more common (survey [20], case study [21], grounded theory [22]) than others (ethnography [23], repertory grid technique [24]). …”

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“…Also included in this domain are any research techniques or approaches that a researcher may be interested in, for instance to evaluate its use in a certain setting. For example, Edwards et al [24] discussed how the Repertory Grid Technique can be used in software engineering research.…”

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Uncovering theories in software engineering

Stol

Fitzgerald

2013

2013 2nd SEMAT Workshop on a General Theory of Software Engineering (GTSE)

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Abstract-There has been a growing interest in the role of theory within Software Engineering (SE) research. For several decades, researchers within the SE research community have argued that, to become a real engineering science, SE needs to develop stronger theoretical foundations. A few authors have proposed guidelines for constructing theories, building on insights from other disciplines. However, so far, much SE research is not guided by explicit theory, nor does it produce explicit theory. In this paper we argue that SE research does, in fact, show traces of theory, which we call theory fragments. We have adapted an analytical framework from the social sciences, named the Validity Network Schema (VNS), that we use to illustrate the role of theorizing in SE research. We illustrate the use of this framework by dissecting three well known research papers, each of which has had significant impact on their respective subdisciplines. We conclude this paper by outlining a number of implications for future SE research, and show how by increasing awareness and training, development of SE theories can be improved.

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The repertory grid technique: Its place in empirical software engineering research

Cited by 65 publications

References 23 publications

Software Development in Startup Companies: The Greenfield Startup Model

Software Development in Startup Companies: The Greenfield Startup Model

Establishing Design Strategies and an Assessment Tool of Home Appliances to Promote Sustainable Behavior for the New Poor

Uncovering theories in software engineering

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