I would be interested to learn more about your research. NVivo can be very uesful for coding and finding connections. The challenge is to understand how you are putting your data into the system. Depending on your level of organization in your notes and transcripts, pictures, etc. the more NVIVO can assist you. They can be very helpful is answering questions, and there are many decent youtube tutorials. I would recommend learning about the system before you dive into your data analysis- as i feel there is small learning curve.

Good luck

In my experience, on a couple of large qualitative projects, is that using Nvivo 9 and 10 has been useful for managing large amounts of data, particularly text in the form of transcripts. Once you set up a 'project' and load in the data, which takes time, but becomes easy, you can search the text for terms and make queries about who said what about what. If you want to go beyond the level of semantic analysis, you will need to be able to analyse the transcript as a whole (which Nvivo is not much help for). Having said that, for thematic analysis it can be handy, but you will need to develop a set of 'codes'. This development and the act of coding sections of the texts in itself can be mind-numbingly taxing and time consuming - and particularly problematic the more team members are involved. If you are working on your own at least you won't have to argue the case everytime you think of a new code - but DO spend some time at the start thinking about a simple coding framework and keep track of any additions, changes etc - you might want to go back and re-code items. My favorite and most useful code is "good quotes".

Of course like most qual software it has knobs and whistles and it will do a hundred and one other things - modelling and such like - but I have not had need of these or not had time to explore.

There is no substitute for knowing your material, but Nvivo is a useful way to help you manage it. Keep it simple, think about what you want to do with it and invest a bit of time getting to know it.

Good advice from the answers above. It is likely that your categories and themes will change several times during the course of the project.. Whatever route you take, you should focus on your research questions and be prepared to track changes in your intepretations. You need to keep careful note of these in order to justify eventual 'findings'. Think about how you will manage your research documentation (e.g. what facilities the program offers), especially if you don't already have a good feel for your data before you load it into a program such as Nvivo.

As a fairly experienced qualitative researcher; I find Nvivo (v9 and 10) great for handiling large data, many sources and/or multiple media - e.g. transcribing audio and video recordings. Coding these, photographs and all kinds of texts (eg emails, blog entries etc) can be fairly 'easy ' once you have settled/agreed categories and definitions. So including the 'literature' at an early stage, to help define 'what might matter' and develop category definitions, is a good idea and also useful when pulling quotes or substantiating category/ relationship findings with ref to the lit. I lalso ike the data modelling section, although a bit limited, it can be useful for explaining and displaying the relationships you think are plausible.

On the other hand, the current version of the program is quite complex. It is also easy to do lots of things without properly documenting them. Exploratory or grounded theory inquiries pose most challenge - you need to be very disciplined in keeping notes about what you're doing, how you are thinking and why you believe in any particular conclusion. Nvivo supplies tools for this but (especially if you're dealing in small data quantities) you can do as well with a word processor and hand-written index cards.

I think Nvivo is very useful software for qualitative analysis. I am using NVIVO for my qualitatives research

i am using this tutorial :

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http://www.info-webmagazine.com/file/view/10300/formation-gratuite-nvivo-8-pour-les-debutants

In my on-going research, I am using Nvivo and the software is really nice. One thing that I need to tell you who asked the question is that qualitative research software is different from quantitative software, in that the former do not do analysis per se. You as an analyst will analyse your data. QUAL software helps you to manage/organise your data. So, learn how to analyse QUAL data before you chose the software. If you have learned this, I will say: go ahead and use NVIVO. It is splendid although complex. YouTube tutorials can help.

I am using Nvivo , its a good software to analyse qualitative data but i dont like that is do only a manual analyse

I used Nvivo for my research, it was a great help. I did write a blog post about it to help other researchers make a decision for themselves.

https://researcholic.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/benefits-of-using-nvivo-for-data-management/

NVivo for Mac: I thought I had an important finding in my research, but it turned out that there was a glitch in the program that had left out a word from the word frequency query. When I set most frequent to 1000 (from where it had been set at 200), the word appeared on the list. I am very upset and will not purchase this faulty product. 

It is my opinion that the NVivo software is really not a "tough" software that can handle use across multiple platform. If you are someone that works across platforms and run heavy software on your machine, handle NVivo with care. The software CANNOT handle tough work. You finish a coding session on it, close it appropriately. My experience is with version 12 Pro and I was really disappointed at the rate at which NVivo files corrupt and you lose your hours of work. Will I recommend NVivo...DEFINITELY NOT! If you like the feel, try it out. Enjoy it. But treat the software like an egg that can break easily. Never trust your data with NVivo software. They have not earned that level of trust. Don't run it on a network. Have a dedicated computer. If you are taking a lunch break, close it before shutting your computer...because that software is more fragile than the word itself. I am someone used to tougher programs..SAS, R, QGIS, ArcGIS, Python, STATA, SPSS, etc etc.I love data analysis. But with NVivo, it is way below the level of these other software programs. In fact, code with Microsoft Word...and if you want to enjoy the fancy codebook and added features in NVivo...move your files there. But NEVER rely on that software. Of course, it is okay to save your file no matter the platform...but with NVivo..version 12, be extra careful. Those guys behind the design will get it someday but for now...they are no where close. They are doing a wonderful job, trust me and they are worse software that NVivo. But qualitative data analysis consumes so much time. Your worst nightmare is losing that data to a software. You see your file and yet you can't see your work. I have almost a year of experience with NVivo and this is my opinion. Disagree with me but that is just what it is. So, while all the advice here is good, please know the downsides. Those guys in NVivo will get in someday...but for now...they are still struggling to make a good appearance. NVivo also advise that you make multiple COPIES of your work...Don't take their advice for granted. It might appear stupid but trust me, it can be a life saver.