[AISWorld] AMCIS 2015: CFP - Agile Project Management Minitrack

[Meghann L. Drury-Grogan]

*Minitrack: Agile Project Management*

within the IT Project Management Track
AMCIS 2015: August 13-15, 2015 in Puerto Rico


*WE WELCOME YOUR SUBMISSIONS!*

*Important Dates:*

   - January 5, 2005:         Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2015 begin
   - February 25, 2015:     AMCIS manuscript submissions closes for authors
   - May 5, 2015:              Final decisions on AMCIS 2015 program are
   made

More information is available at http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/ or by
contacting the minitrack co-chairs.



*Description of Agile Project Management Minitrack:*

Agile methodologies such as eXtreme Programming (XP) and SCRUM strive to
reduce the cost of change throughout the software development process. Even
though there have been many success stories with the adoption of agile
methodologies, managers of such project teams are challenged to align their
traditional methodologies and tools to those of agile methodologies.

Agile methodologies rely heavily on teams and teamwork. Therefore,
management must develop a better understanding of the factors that
help teams using agile methodologies drive project success.
These may include selecting appropriate personnel for the team; developing
effective communication processes for the team; creating an open work
environment; ensuring correct decisions are made; implementing appropriate
controls; encouraging continuous communication with the customer; and
establishing evaluation and reward systems based on individual and team
performance.

A further difficulty for organizations relates to the management of a
potentially diverse range of agile projects at the portfolio level. Agile
project portfolio management provides opportunities that a traditional
project portfolio would not allow such as more transparent metrics,
frequent management review meetings, and a quicker readjustment of project
priorities and resources.



*Rationale for Minitrack Inclusion*

Agile methodologies are a large part of IT project management. They strive
to reduce the cost of change throughout the software development process
and rely heavily on teams and teamwork. Therefore, a better
understanding of the factors that help teams using agile
methodologies drive project success is needed. A further difficulty for
organizations relates to the management of a potentially diverse range of
agile projects at the portfolio level. These and related items will be
explored in this minitrack.



*Call for Papers*

We are seeking high quality research papers for this track that investigate
various aspects of agile project management. Possible topics include, but
are not limited to:

   - Challenges  implementing agile methodologies
   - Managing co-located, virtual and/or distributed agile teams
   - Decision-making and governance in agile teams
   - Communication and interaction on agile teams
   - Controls used in agile teams
   - Best practices in agile project management
   - Evaluation and reward systems used by agile teams
   - Agile project portfolio management
   - Trends in agile project management

*Submission Process*

Full paper submissions must be made electronically through Manuscript
Central. Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind system.



*Track Co-Chairs:*

Meghann Drury-Grogan, Chair



Orla O’Dwyer, Co-Chair

Fordham University

Graduate School of Business Administration

Gabelli School of Business
5 Columbus Circle, Suite 1108
New York, NY 10019
USA

J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics

NUI Galway

Galway

Ireland

Phone:  +1 (847) 219 6423



Phone: +353 0(91) 49 5283

mdrury at fordham.edu



orla.odwyer at nuigalway.ie
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