Using a Protocol Template for Case Study Planning

Author(s)
Brereton, P., Kitchenham, B., Budgen, D. and Li, Z.
Publication language
English
Pages
8pp
Date published
01 Jan 2008
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Evaluation-related, Research methodology
Link
https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~emilia/EASE/%5B5%5D8012.pdf

In order to undertake a series of case studies aimed at investigating systematic literature reviews, we have developed a case study protocol template. This paper introduces the template and discusses our experiences of using the template and the resulting case study protocol. We suggest that using our template to prepare a protocol and using the protocol for case study planning can improve the rigour of software engineering case studies.