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	==Purpose(s) of Case Studies==		==Purpose(s) of Case Studies==
	* (Forsys general) produce decision support guidelines		* (Forsys general) produce decision support guidelines
−	* Determined by each country or a common set of goals?	+	* Specific purposed determined by each country (like country reports) or do we decide on a common set of goals?
−	* Build on other Forsys work?	+	* How could we build on other Forsys work?
−	** Build on country reports	+	** Country reports (continue to implement individual country purposes chosen)
−	** Continue to implement individual country purposes chosen	+	** Use some common methodological structures for comparability (like problem types)
−	** Use some common structures for comparability (problem types)	+	* General types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory
−	* types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory	+
	* Role of other WGs		* Role of other WGs
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	==Reporting results==		==Reporting results==
	* Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders		* Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders

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Desired result

• outline of plan for conducting case studies, including decisions on purposes, methods (case definition, sampling, analysis), and reporting results

Purpose(s) of Case Studies

• (Forsys general) produce decision support guidelines
• Specific purposed determined by each country (like country reports) or do we decide on a common set of goals?
• How could we build on other Forsys work?
  • Country reports (continue to implement individual country purposes chosen)
  • Use some common methodological structures for comparability (like problem types)
• General types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory
• Role of other WGs

Reporting results

• Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, managers, funders
• Formats: wiki, country reports/book, other?
• How to collaborate across countries during development

Methods - Theory development

• One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory
• If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too

Methods - Case definition

• A particular DSS
• The application of a single DSS to a particular problem
• The application of DSS (possibly multiple) in a problem domain (eg fire)

Methods - Selecting studies

• How many are feasible?
• Replication strategy
• same DSS & same context, same DSS & different contexts, different DSS & same context, etc

Methods – Data sources & collection methods

• six general sources: documents, archival records, interviews, direct observation, participant observation, physical artifacts