Multivocal Literature Reviews in Emergent Research Areas: An Experience ReportExperience Report / Work-in-Progress
In this experience report, we reflect on the process of conducting a Multivocal Literature Review (MLR) on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents or multi-agent systems in the context of project management within Agile software development. We examine the challenge of balancing timeliness with evidence maturity when analyzing a rapidly evolving field characterized by preprints and grey literature. We outline our research protocol, key design choices, challenges faced, and strategies for maintaining rigor alongside agility. Our main contribution is a set of practical lessons on ensuring construct stability, handling preprints, dual-track quality assurance, and adjustment of the process to allow an iterative approach. These insights aim to assist researchers planning secondary studies in similarly dynamic research areas.
Mon 13 AprDisplayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 16mExperience report | Multivocal Literature Reviews in Emergent Research Areas: An Experience ReportExperience Report / Work-in-Progress WSESE Lidia López Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, Carles Farré Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Razieh Akbarilalaei Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | ||
16:16 18mFull-paper | A Sustainable Data Extraction Documentation Process for Literature StudiesTechnical Paper WSESE Angelika Kaplan Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Marco Konersmann Software Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Thomas Kühn Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Raffaela Mirandola Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Ralf Reussner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and FZI - Research Center for Information Technology (FZI) | ||
16:34 16mExperience report | On the Use of a Large Language Model to Support the Conduction of a Systematic Mapping Study: A Brief Report from a Practitioner’s ViewExperience Report / Work-in-Progress WSESE Cauã Ferreira Barros Federal University of Goiás, Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Mohamad Kassab Boston University, Valdemar Graciano Neto Federal University of Goiás Pre-print | ||
16:50 20mPanel | Discussion of Secondary Studies WSESE | ||
17:10 20mDay closing | Closing WSESE Patricia Lago Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Silvia Abrahão Universitat Politècnica de València, Sira Vegas Universidad Politecnica de Madrid | ||