# The DOT framework

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As an IT professional, your goal is to realize IT solutions for specific problems or questions. This type of IT research is solution-oriented, and not aimed at creating new knowledge per se, as is the case for scientific research.

The Development Oriented Triangulation (DOT) framework can help you structure your research activities going from problem to solution. The framework consists of three layers:

1. What - the knowledge domains you can obtain information about through research

2. How - the research strategies and the methods you use to obtain the necessary information

3. Why - the trade-offs which make clear why you choose for specific research activities

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