[AISWorld] AMCIS 2017 CFP: Minitrack on Agile Project Management

[Meghann L. Drury-Grogan]

*Minitrack: Agile Project Management*within the IT Project Management Track
AMCIS 2017: AUGUST 10-12 IN BOSTON, MAWE WELCOME YOUR SUBMISSIONS!

*Important Dates:*

*January 9, 2017:*      ScholarOne opens for Completed and ERF paper
submissions

*March 1, 2017:*          ScholarOne closes for Completed and ERF paper
submissions

*April 17, 2017:*           Notification of initial decisions on Completed
and ERF paper submissions

More information is available at https://amcis2017.aisnet.org/ or by
contacting the minitrack chair (contact details above).

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 and
improve development quality and timeliness. Even though there have been
many success stories with the adoption of agile methodologies, managers
struggle with maintaining agile methodologies in the long-term. They 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.


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:

·         Agile project portfolio management

·         Best practices in agile project management

·         Challenges  implementing and sustaining agile methodologies

·         Communication and interaction on agile teams

·         Controls used in agile teams

·         Decision-making and governance in agile teams

·         Evaluation and reward systems used by agile teams

·         Managing co-located, virtual and/or distributed agile teams

·         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.


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 andrely
heavily on teams and teamwork. Therefore, a better understanding of the
factors that help teams using agile methodologies drive project success is
needed. Further difficulties for organizations relate to sustaining the use
of agile methodologies in the long-term and the management of a potentially
diverse range of agile projects at the portfolio level. These and related
items will be explored in this minitrack.


Track Chairs

Meghann L. Drury-Grogan, PhD, Chair

Fordham University

Gabelli School of Business

45 Columbus Avenue, Room 520

New York, NY 10023

USA

Phone:  +1 (847) 219 6423

mdrury at fordham.edu



 Mali Senapathi, PhD, Co-Chair

Auckland University of Technology

SERL (D-58), School of Engineering, Mathematical and Computing Sciences,

Level 7, AUT Tower, 2-14 Wakefield Street

Auckland, New Zealand

Phone:  +64 921 9999 extension 5213

mali.senapathi at aut.ac.nz


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Dr. Meghann L. Drury-Grogan, PhD, MA, HDip BS
Assistant Professor: Communication & Media Management
Gabelli School of Business
Fordham University

mdrury at fordham.edu | Faculty Bio and CV
<http://www.fordham.edu/info/22941/full-time_faculty/4713/meghann_l_drury-grogan>
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<https://www.linkedin.com/pub/meghann-drury-grogan-ph-d-m-a-h-dip-b-s/0/93b/734>

*Lincoln Center Office*: 45 Columbus Avenue, Room 520 | New York, NY 10023,
USA
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NY 10458, USA