{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2097710325","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1082983.1083180","title":"A design for evidence - based soft research","display_name":"A design for evidence - based soft research","publication_year":2005,"publication_date":"2005-05-17","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2097710325","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1082983.1083180","mag":"2097710325"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/1082983.1083180","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1082983.1083180","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S186921487","display_name":"ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes","issn_l":"0163-5948","issn":["0163-5948","1943-5843"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5103043309","display_name":"WenQian Liu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4274-8538"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I185261750","display_name":"University of Toronto","ror":"https://ror.org/03dbr7087","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I185261750"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"WenQian Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Toronto, Canada"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Toronto, Canada","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I185261750"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5048628468","display_name":"Charles L. Chen","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86519309","display_name":"The University of Texas at Austin","ror":"https://ror.org/00hj54h04","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Charles L. Chen","raw_affiliation_strings":["The University of Texas at Austin","The University of Texas, at Austin"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The University of Texas at Austin","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"The University of Texas, at Austin","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5111412439","display_name":"Vidya Lakshminarayanan","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86519309","display_name":"The University of Texas at Austin","ror":"https://ror.org/00hj54h04","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Vidya Lakshminarayanan","raw_affiliation_strings":["The University of Texas at Austin","The University of Texas, at Austin"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The University of Texas at Austin","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"The University of Texas, at Austin","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5110162124","display_name":"Dewayne E. Perry","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86519309","display_name":"The University of Texas at Austin","ror":"https://ror.org/00hj54h04","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dewayne E. Perry","raw_affiliation_strings":["The University of Texas at Austin","The University of Texas, at Austin"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"The University of Texas at Austin","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"The University of Texas, at Austin","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5103043309"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I185261750"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.6105,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.89244099,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":"30","issue":"4","first_page":"1","last_page":"7"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10430","display_name":"Software Engineering Techniques and Practices","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10639","display_name":"Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6747874021530151},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.5089144706726074},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.4674419164657593},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/architecture","display_name":"Architecture","score":0.4438059329986572},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-science","display_name":"Data science","score":0.4330720603466034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/empirical-evidence","display_name":"Empirical evidence","score":0.43253523111343384},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/triangulation","display_name":"Triangulation","score":0.41704124212265015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/management-science","display_name":"Management science","score":0.3794203996658325},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/systems-engineering","display_name":"Systems engineering","score":0.3402773141860962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.26226794719696045}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6747874021530151},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.5089144706726074},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.4674419164657593},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C123657996","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12271","display_name":"Architecture","level":2,"score":0.4438059329986572},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2522767166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463","display_name":"Data science","level":1,"score":0.4330720603466034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166052673","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83021","display_name":"Empirical evidence","level":2,"score":0.43253523111343384},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C135981907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188056","display_name":"Triangulation","level":2,"score":0.41704124212265015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C539667460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2414942","display_name":"Management science","level":1,"score":0.3794203996658325},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.3402773141860962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.26226794719696045},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153349607","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36649","display_name":"Visual arts","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C58640448","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42515","display_name":"Cartography","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142362112","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735","display_name":"Art","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/1082983.1083180","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1082983.1083180","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S186921487","display_name":"ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes","issn_l":"0163-5948","issn":["0163-5948","1943-5843"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319798","host_organization_name":"Association for Computing Machinery","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319798"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association for Computing Machinery"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","score":0.6200000047683716}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":40,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W163094812","https://openalex.org/W165425967","https://openalex.org/W1524500851","https://openalex.org/W1550840327","https://openalex.org/W1551592336","https://openalex.org/W1589481546","https://openalex.org/W1589728983","https://openalex.org/W1625345750","https://openalex.org/W1876119577","https://openalex.org/W1965411836","https://openalex.org/W1979465005","https://openalex.org/W2002350719","https://openalex.org/W2017739343","https://openalex.org/W2037106942","https://openalex.org/W2095088976","https://openalex.org/W2104182286","https://openalex.org/W2105572062","https://openalex.org/W2108039886","https://openalex.org/W2112064227","https://openalex.org/W2112154700","https://openalex.org/W2120385275","https://openalex.org/W2124405605","https://openalex.org/W2124545556","https://openalex.org/W2126410893","https://openalex.org/W2130113839","https://openalex.org/W2141447926","https://openalex.org/W2144426969","https://openalex.org/W2146691185","https://openalex.org/W2165043113","https://openalex.org/W2166195201","https://openalex.org/W2167622975","https://openalex.org/W2170849258","https://openalex.org/W2171627300","https://openalex.org/W2325370405","https://openalex.org/W2329395632","https://openalex.org/W2899108003","https://openalex.org/W4285719527","https://openalex.org/W6755439393","https://openalex.org/W6824689462","https://openalex.org/W6995947862"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W768569191","https://openalex.org/W4241226487","https://openalex.org/W2370302780","https://openalex.org/W1998175889","https://openalex.org/W1535358919","https://openalex.org/W2039867343","https://openalex.org/W3174101689","https://openalex.org/W4241924370","https://openalex.org/W2168747096","https://openalex.org/W52703274"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Active":[0],"research":[1,28],"is":[2,35,59],"being":[3],"done":[4],"in":[5,19,29,65],"how":[6],"to":[7,11,36,45,60],"go":[8],"from":[9,43],"requirements":[10,44],"architecture.":[12],"However,":[13],"no":[14],"studies":[15],"have":[16],"been":[17],"attempted":[18],"this":[20,77,107,114],"area":[21],"despite":[22],"a":[23,38,51,86],"long":[24],"history":[25],"of":[26,50,53,76,90,95,113],"empirical":[27,54],"software":[30],"engineering":[31],"(SE).":[32],"Our":[33],"goal":[34],"establish":[37],"framework":[39],"for":[40,100,148],"the":[41,48,92,97,111,118,125],"transformation":[42],"architecture":[46],"on":[47,132,136],"basis":[49],"series":[52],"studies.":[55],"The":[56],"first":[57],"step":[58],"collect":[61],"evidence":[62,119],"about":[63],"practice":[64],"industry":[66],"before":[67],"designing":[68],"relevant":[69],"techniques,":[70],"methods":[71,147],"and":[72,94,138,144],"tools.":[73],"As":[74],"part":[75],"step,":[78],"we":[79,109],"use":[80],"an":[81],"interview-based":[82],"multiple-case":[83,115],"study":[84],"with":[85],"carefully":[87],"designed":[88],"process":[89],"conducting":[91],"interviews":[93],"preparing":[96],"data":[98,126],"collected":[99],"analysis":[101,127],"while":[102],"preserving":[103],"its":[104],"integrity.":[105],"In":[106],"paper,":[108],"describe":[110,141],"design":[112],"study,":[116],"delineate":[117],"trail,":[120],"discuss":[121,129],"validity":[122],"issues,":[123],"outline":[124],"focus,":[128],"meta":[130],"issues":[131],"evidence-based":[133],"SE":[134],"particularly":[135],"combining":[137],"using":[139],"evidence,":[140],"triangulation":[142],"approaches,":[143],"present":[145],"two":[146],"accumulating":[149],"evidence.":[150]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}
