Valuing Evaluation: Methodologies to Bridge Research and Practice
This paper aims to improve the uptake of software engineering research outcomes by practitioners, addressing a long-standing gap between academia and industry.
This paper addresses the disconnect between software engineering research and practice by identifying rigorous yet relevant research approaches. It recommends a framework for applying grounded theory in SE research to produce robust and useful outcomes.
The potential disconnect between research and practice in software engineering (SE) means that the uptake of research outcomes has at times been limited. In this paper we seek to identify research approaches that are rigorous in terms of method but that are also relevant to software engineering practitioners. After considering the correspondence of several approaches to software systems research and practice we recommend a framework for applying grounded theory in SE research, as a means of delivering both robust and useful outcomes.