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Lessons learned from an extended participant observation grounded theory study

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Author	Péraire, Cécile Sedano, Todd Ralph, Paul
Abstract	Context: Conducting a Grounded Theory study is rigorous, demanding, and challenging. Misperceptions exist within the software engineering community [1]. Objective: The purpose of this paper is to describe one extended participant observation Grounded Theory study for aiding new empirical researchers wanting to run similar research studies. Method: Following Constructivist Grounded Theory, we conducted a two-year five-month participant-observation of eight software development projects at Pivotal, a software development organization; interviewed 33 software engineers, interaction designers, and product managers; and analyzed one year of retrospection topics. We iterated between analysis and theoretical sampling until achieving theoretical saturation, publishing papers on team code ownership [2], sustainable software development through overlapping code ownership [3], and software development waste [4]. Results: This paper describes the missteps, challenges, and unique insights that occurred while conducting a Grounded Theory study. Limitations: While the results are highly relevant to the researcher, the outcomes might not apply to other researchers. Conclusion: Conducting my own Grounded Theory research study, attending Glaser's Seminar, and reading and rereading Charmaz's and Glaser's books helped the researcher overcome misperceptions about Grounded Theory research.
Starting Page	9
Ending Page	15
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781538615461
DOI	10.1109/CESI.2017.2
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2017-05-20
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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