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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering (GTSE), 2013 2nd SEMAT Workshop on a General Theory of
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
DOI :
10.1109/GTSE.2013.6613870
