Case studies for method and tool evaluation
Kitchenham, B.; Pickard, L.; Pfleeger, S.L.
Software, IEEE
Volume 12, Issue 4, Jul 1995 Page(s):52 - 62
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/52.391832
Summary:Case studies help industry evaluate the benefits of methods and tools and provide a cost-effective way to ensure that process changes provide the desired results. However, unlike formal experiments and surveys, case studies do not have a well-understood theoretical basis. This article provides guidelines for organizing and analyzing case studies so that they produce meaningful results

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