| Title | Employing the evidence-based paradigm for technology-related decision making |
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| Author(s) | David Budgen and Barbara Kitchenham and Pearl Brereton and Mark Turner |
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| Details | Article: 2008 |
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| Abstract | We report our experiences with adapting the systematic review procedures to help consolidate software engineering knowledge, seen as a step towards being able to employ evidence-based practices to assist with decision making in IT. We describe the different studies performed, and illustrate our procedures through a fuller description of one of our reviews. Our work has demonstrated the value of a study protocol and identified a number of problems. We conclude that it is practical to employ systematic literature reviews in software engineering, but that some cultural changes are required, particularly for reporting of empirical studies. |
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| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426408784614626 |
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| BibTex | View Citation |
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| Topics | Management, Methodology, Software Engineering |
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