Context Empirical research in software engineering contributes towards developing
scientific knowledge in this field, which in turn is relevant to inform decision-making in …

Ethnography is a qualitative research method used to study people and cultures. It is largely
adopted in disciplines outside software engineering, including different areas of computer …

One of the major problems with participatory design is that it is extremely difficult to apply it to
current developments. Software development for the mass market is one aspect of current …

The development of methods tools and process improvements is best to be based on the
understanding of the development practice to be supported. Qualitative research has been …

Context Methods and processes, along with the tools to support them, are at the heart of
software engineering as a discipline. However, as we all know, that often the use of the …

This paper reports the use of a qualitative methodology for conducting longitudinal case
study research on software development. We provide a detailed description and explanation …

Based on empirical material from the area of software engineering, this article discusses the
issue of plans and planning as an integral part of and prerequisite for software development …

This paper describes and discusses a non-traditional approach to participatory design, one
which is combined with an agile-like software development process. In this case, the size of …

Usability is still a problem for software development. As the introduced software changes the
use context, use qualities cannot be fully anticipated. Close co-operation between users and …

There is often a significant disjunction between how software designers envision the use of
their application programs and how the software is actually understood, perceived, and …