Grupo Alarcos · Conference paper · 2015

Validating a Software Engineering Framework Through Technical-Action-Research in Union with Case Studies

Miguel Morales Trujillo, Hanna Oktaba, Mario Piattini Velthuis

ICEIS (Revised Selected Papers) · 2015

Software Engineering is an up-to-date discipline in constant development. It is continuingly enriched with new proposals from both industry and academy. Adequate validation of these proposals is a must if their real value for Software Engineering is to be determined. This paper demonstrates how a Software Engineering framework was validated with the help of Technical-Action-Research and Case Study methods, which were applied in several life cycles during a validation process of three years. Integration of these methodologies resulted in a solid research method with continuous feedback on and placement of the artifact in a real context. Using Technical-Action-Research together with Case Studies allowed to achieve research objectives and to meet the needs and goals of the organizations involved in the validation process, which emphasizes this method’s advantages and usefulness for Software Engineering.