Abstract
Technical action research (TAR) is the use of an experimental artifact to help a client and to learn about its effects in practice. The artifact is experimental, which means that it is still under development and has not yet been transferred to the original problem context. A TAR study is a way to validate the artifact in the field. It is the last stage in the process of scaling up from the conditions of the laboratory to the unprotected conditions of practice.
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Wieringa, R.J. (2014). Technical Action Research. In: Design Science Methodology for Information Systems and Software Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43839-8_19
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