%0 Journal Article %1 RuHo09 %A Runeson, Per %A Höst, Martin %D 2009 %J Empirical Software Engineering %K casestudy guidelines methodology researchdesign %N 2 %P 131--164 %T Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10664-008-9102-8 %V 14 %X Abstract  Case study is a suitable research methodology for software engineering research since it studies contemporary phenomena in its natural context. However, the understanding of what constitutes a case study varies, and hence the quality of the resultingstudies. This paper aims at providing an introduction to case study methodology and guidelines for researchers conductingcase studies and readers studying reports of such studies. The content is based on the authors’ own experience from conductingand reading case studies. The terminology and guidelines are compiled from different methodology handbooks in other researchdomains, in particular social science and information systems, and adapted to the needs in software engineering. We presentrecommended practices for software engineering case studies as well as empirically derived and evaluated checklists for researchersand readers of case study research.

@article{RuHo09, abstract = {Abstract  Case study is a suitable research methodology for software engineering research since it studies contemporary phenomena in its natural context. However, the understanding of what constitutes a case study varies, and hence the quality of the resultingstudies. This paper aims at providing an introduction to case study methodology and guidelines for researchers conductingcase studies and readers studying reports of such studies. The content is based on the authors’ own experience from conductingand reading case studies. The terminology and guidelines are compiled from different methodology handbooks in other researchdomains, in particular social science and information systems, and adapted to the needs in software engineering. We presentrecommended practices for software engineering case studies as well as empirically derived and evaluated checklists for researchersand readers of case study research.}, added-at = {2009-04-14T08:05:25.000+0200}, author = {Runeson, Per and Höst, Martin}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/200eb696b3e394048fa42324aeb2c712a/boehr}, interhash = {a3b2b20e22f9afc60cc610e94fa325a4}, intrahash = {00eb696b3e394048fa42324aeb2c712a}, journal = {Empirical Software Engineering}, keywords = {casestudy guidelines methodology researchdesign}, month = {#apr#}, number = 2, pages = {131--164}, timestamp = {2009-04-14T08:05:25.000+0200}, title = {Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10664-008-9102-8}, volume = 14, year = 2009 }