Abstract:
The development and use of qualitative software tools have potentially revolutionised the ways in which qualitative
researchers design their projects and analyse their data. The degree of this impact and the arguments surrounding the
use of qualitative software appear to be polarised: for and against. This paper critically reflects Onthe process of using
one qualitative software tool. Nl/ivo. used to assist in grounded theory analysis. The ways in which NVivo was used
throughout the various phases of data collection, analysis and conceptualisation are discussed from the viewpoints of
two researchers.
