Lessons Learnt Undertaking a Large-scale Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

We have recently undertaken a large-scale Systematic Literature Review (SLR) of a research question concerning the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). At the end of the study, we observed some anomalies during the analysis of the extracted data. In our attempts to identify the cause of the anomalies, we found a number of mistakes that had been made during the data extraction process. We discuss each of the mistakes in terms of why they occurred and how they might have been avoided. We suggest a number of ways in which the available guidelines for conducting SLRs should be amended to help avoid such problems occurring in future reviews.

Contributors

Mark Turner

Barbara Kitchenham

David Budgen

Pearl Brereton

Conference

Publication date: June 2008

Publication date (Print): June 2008

Pages: 1-9

Affiliations

School of Computing and Mathematics, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG.

Department of Computer Science, Durham University, Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham

City, DH1 3LE, UK.

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EASE2008.12

Copyright statement: © Mark Turner et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. 12th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE)

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Conference name: 12th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE)

Conference acronym: EASE

Conference number: 12

Conference location: University of Bari, Italy

Conference date: 26 - 27 June 2008

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE)

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing