Supplementary Material - Talent Retention - Field Study

This dataset contains the supplementary material for the article “Supporting Software Engineering Managers in Talent Retention: The Brazilian Context”, submitted to the Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE) journal. The study presents the TR4SEM Framework, an actionable approach to support software engineering (SE) managers in addressing talent retention challenges. Based on a field study with 21 SE managers from Brazilian organizations, the framework highlights key factors, contextual characteristics, barriers, strategies, and coping mechanisms that influence retention. Supplementary materials include the full interview protocol, coding schema, supporting quotes, detailed methodological procedures, and additional analyses referenced throughout the manuscript. This material enhances the transparency, traceability, and replicability of the research.