Protocol and Tools for Conducting Agile Software Engineering Research in an Industrial-Academic Setting: A Preliminary Study
This addresses the problem of methodological difficulties in software engineering research for academic researchers working with industry, though it appears incremental as a preliminary study.
The paper tackles the challenge of conducting generalizable empirical research in the software industry by developing a systematic protocol and tools to guide academic researchers, resulting in a practical framework for use in industrial-academic settings.
Conducting empirical research in software engineering industry is a process, and as such, it should be generalizable. The aim of this paper is to discuss how academic researchers may address some of the challenges they encounter during conducting empirical research in the software industry by means of a systematic and structured approach. The protocol developed in this paper should serve as a practical guide for researchers and help them with conducting empirical research in this complex environment.