## 4 Study Case
### Data Analysis: Iteration 1
#### 4.4.4 Summary of Iteration 1  
In summary, GT has the following elements:  
* **{Data source}** is the data collection conducted through interviews, questionnaires, and observations.
* **{Data analysis}** is confirmed by various stages of the GT, such as open coding, selective coding, and theoretical coding, which are interrelated [9].
* **{Constant comparison}** is developed through the GT process.
* **{Basic Coding}** is the concepts, indicators, patterns, categories, or initial properties that support the GT structure. **{Basic Coding}** could be found at an early or middle stage of the GT process, and they are the foundations of the **{emerging theory}**.  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c} \hline \hline
**Key Components of GT** & **Principles and Coding Procedure** & **Our {GT Elements}** \\ \hline Limited exposure in the literature & Role of a priori theory and literature review & It is a recommendation, not an element \\ \hline Treat everything as data & GTM and types of data & Data collection in software development could be greater. Program code, architectural software, GT emerging \\ \hline Immediate and continuous data analysis & & Data analysis \\ \hline Theoretical sampling & Theoretical sampling. & Data analysis \\ \hline Coding & Coding procedures: Glaserian is associated with open, selective, and theoretical coding. Straussian is associated with open, axial, and selective. & Basic coding and data analysis \\ \hline Memoing & & \\ \hline Memo sorting & & Core category \\ \hline Constant comparison & Constant comparative analysis & Constant comparison \\ \hline Theoretical saturation: T he e theoretical & The principle of emergence: Both the outcome (grounded theory) and the research design process should be emergent & GT emerging theory \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 10: Comparison between GT elements and other GT characterizations.  
* The **{Master Core category**} is the final category obtained after undertaking the entire GT process. They are propositions, recommendations, strategies, contingencies, consequences, and changes.
* **{Emerging theory**} emerges from the core category and is formed through the resulting products or final categories that were defined in two ways: **{A GT of... }** corresponds to the central statement theory that deals with the article. **{Use of GT to... }** corresponds to the main theory statement used to accomplish something.  
The current iteration corresponds to number 1, as shown in Figure 7. GT Elements is the first answer to RQ4, which can be expressed as:  
\[\text{Q4}=\{\text{AQ41}:\{\text{GTe}\}\}, \tag{6}\]  
One additional question that arises is RQ6:  
RQ6: How are GT elements associated with software development?  
In iteration 1, the research questions were increased by one, which corresponded to RQ6.  
\[Q_{1}=\left\{\sum_{i=1}^{n}RQ_{i}\right\}=\left\{RQ_{1},RQ_{2},RQ_{3},RQ_{4}, RQ_{5},RQ_{6}\right\} \tag{7}\]  
where \(Q_{1}\), is the set of research questions of iteration 1.  
\[A_{1}(k)=\sum_{j=1}^{m}AQ_{j}=\{\text{AQ4}_{1}:\text{GTe}\} \tag{8}\]  
where \(A_{1}(k)\) is the set of answered questions of iteration 1; it is AQ4\({}_{1}\).