[AISWorld] CFP: AMCIS 2011 Mini Track on Management of Teams in Outsourcing Relationships

[Pankaj Setia]

We are inviting submissions to the AMCIS mini-track: Management of Teams in Outsourcing Relationships (a part of the Information Technology Services & Sourcing track). We are encouraging interesting submissions that would enrich the debate on the topic. We would be happy to provide any feedback or answer any questions regarding potential submissions to the mini-track. The details are as follows:

Description
Information systems (IS) project outsourcing remains an important and effective component of organizational strategy. Numerous organizations have realized the benefits provided by IS project outsourcing, including the ability to focus on core competencies, achieving reductions in human resource costs, and flexibility in tapping into technical expertise when needed. Despite these gains, there continues to be significant variation in the success of outsourced IS projects. Academic and practitioner literature point to persistent challenges associated with the management of outsourcing work. IS project teams are the unit primarily charged with delivering the services outlined in outsourcing contracts between the client firm and its vendor. IS project teams face numerous challenges in developing and delivering software services across organizational boundaries. As a result, IS projects continue to face missed deadlines, budget overruns, poor quality, and functionality that fails to meet client requirements. Given the critical role that IS project teams play in integrating business domain and technical knowledge at the client-vendor boundary, it is important to understand the challenges that they face and to identify mechanisms that enable to overcome these barriers to effectiveness. In light of these issues, this mini-track invites submission of papers that focus on the challenges and/or interventions that affect IS project teams in outsourcing relationships. We are particularly interested in submissions that shed light on the challenges that exist in the task environment as well as IS project team-focused solutions that are designed to enhance effectiveness and team member outcomes in this context.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

*         IS project team composition/staffing in outsourcing relationships

*         IS project team competencies necessary for effective client interfacing

*         Implications of outsourcing contract structure for IS project team performance

*         Implications of IS project characteristics (e.g., project size, project complexity, requirements stability) for IS project team design

*         Individual developer capabilities necessary for effective performance in outsourcing IS project teams

*         Identification of IS project team capabilities that may help a vendor firm gain competitive advantage in the marketplace?

*         What are the differences in IS project team composition that firms need to consider across projects of different scale (large versus small), of different nature (maintenance versus development), and of different relationship (ongoing versus one -off)

Important Dates:
12/30/2010    AIS Review System will begin accepting submissions for
AMCIS 2011

02/17/2011    Submission Deadline

03/24/2011    Authors notified of paper acceptance decision

04/21/2011    Camera-ready papers due

Mini‐track Chair(s):

Pankaj Setia
University of Arkansas
(479) 575 -5653
psetia at walton.uark.edu<mailto:psetia at walton.uark.edu>

Likoebe Maruping
University of Louisville
(502) 852-4795
likoebe.maruping at louisville.edu<mailto:likoebe.maruping at louisville.edu>



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Pankaj Setia
Assistant Professor
Sam M. Walton College of Business
224, Business Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR- 72701
Email: psetia at walton.uark.edu<mailto:psetia at walton.uark.edu>
Ph: 479-575-5653
Website: http://comp.uark.edu/~psetia

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