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Sat 3 May 2025 16:36 - 16:51 at 203 - Qualitative Aspects Chair(s): Andreas Jedlitschka

Voluntary turnover—the willingness of employees to leave their organization within a given period—is a costly issue in the software industry, where talent retention is crucial with rapid growth and skill shortages. This paper presents an experience report on the design and deployment of a large-scale, longitudinal survey aimed at understanding the factors influencing voluntary job turnover among software professionals. Our study aims to investigate software industry specific factors affecting voluntary turnover. We discuss key challenges encountered, including the complexities of longitudinal survey design, achieving a diverse sample, measuring industry-specific factors for which validated scales do not exist, and managing uncertainties in data collection. By discussing these challenges and our strategies in addressing them, this work aims to provide answers to methodological practices in conducting large-scale survey research in the field of software engineering.

Sat 3 May

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16:00 - 17:30
Qualitative AspectsWSESE at 203
Chair(s): Andreas Jedlitschka Fraunhofer IESE
16:00
18m
Talk
Exploring How SE Academic Papers Use Figures
WSESE
Marco Torchiano Politecnico di Torino, Lorenzo Laudadio Politecnico di Torino
DOI Pre-print
16:18
18m
Talk
Integrating Positionality Statements in Empirical Software Engineering Research
WSESE
Breno Felix de Sousa Federal University of Pernambuco, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, Kiev Gama Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
16:36
15m
Talk
Methodological and Practical Challenges in Longitudinal, Large Scale, Collaborative Questionnaire Survey Research
WSESE
Miikka Kuutila Dalhousie University, Paul Ralph Dalhousie University
16:51
15m
Talk
Analyzing and interpreting software development cost estimation error
WSESE
Magne Jørgensen Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering
Pre-print
17:06
19m
Live Q&A
Qualitative Aspects: Discussion
WSESE

17:25
5m
Other
Conclusions
WSESE
Sira Vegas Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Andreas Jedlitschka Fraunhofer IESE
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