Grounded Theory (GT) has proved an extremely useful research approach in several fields
including medical sociology, nursing, education and management theory. However, GT is a …

One source of software project challenges and failures is the systematic errors introduced by
human cognitive biases. Although extensively explored in cognitive psychology …

Although there has been substantial research in software analytics for effort estimation in
traditional software projects, little work has been done for estimation in agile projects …

While the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on software professionals and
organizations are difficult to predict, it seems likely that working from home, remote-first …

For over four decades user involvement has been considered intuitively to lead to user
satisfaction, which plays a pivotal role in successful outcome of a software project. The …

Context Companies increasingly strive to adapt to market and ecosystem changes in real
time. Gauging and understanding team performance in such changing environments …

Software engineering is increasingly concerned with theory because the foundational
knowledge comprising theories provides a crucial counterpoint to the practical knowledge …

Context Previous research in the Technical Debt (TD) field has mainly focused on the
technical and economic aspects, while its human aspect has received minimal attention …

Context: Software start-ups are emerging as suppliers of innovation and software-intensive
products. However, traditional software engineering practices are not evaluated in the …

Success and failure in software engineering are still among the least understood
phenomena in the discipline. In a recent special journal issue on the topic, Mäntylä et al …