[AISWorld] AMCIS 2017 MiniTrack 5_Scaling IT Projects: Enabling the Next Generation of Agile Project Management

[Dennehy, Denis]

*2017 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS)*
*Boston,  MA,  August 10-12, 2017*,
<http://amcis2017.aisnet.org/>

*MiniTrack 5: Scaling IT Projects: Enabling the Next Generation of Agile Project Management*

*Part of: IT Project Management (SIG ITProjMgmt)*

*Important dates:*
- January 09, 2017: Manuscript submissions for AMCIS papers begin
- March 01, 2017 1pm EST: Deadline for AMCIS paper submissions
- April 17, 2017: Notification of initial decision on submitted papers
- April 25, 2017: Deadline for camera-ready revisions
- April 28, 2017: Notification of decision on revised camera-ready papers

*Mini-track Description:*
Contemporary project management is heavily influenced by practice-led research where emergent methods are promoted as the next generation of agile and anecdotal evidence used to support claims that a specific method is a highly effective means of enhancing agility and scale.  This presents a corresponding pair of challenges. Firstly, practice-led research tends to be restricted to textbook versions of these methods, which differ significantly to how scaling projects are enacted in practice. Secondly, poor understanding of adaptability and extension of methods in practice and the absence of rigorous research has contributed to shortcomings in extant literature.

*Call for Papers: * We seek papers that attempt to scale agile methods in terms of:
Applying them to areas where they were not originally intended e.g. distributed or regulated environments;
Extending the original methods and components of methods e.g. new ways of being 'agile' or 'lean';
Using methods at project portfolio or organisational level.

*Types of Submissions:*
COMPLETED RESEARCH PAPERS
EMERGENT RESEARCH FORUM (ERF) PAPERS

Please see - http://amcis2017.aisnet.org/submissions/types-of-submissions/
for more information.

Chair(s):
Dr. Denis Dennehy (contact person),
National University of Ireland Galway,
denis.dennehy at nuigalway.ie<mailto:denis.dennehy at nuigalway.ie>

Professor Kieran Conboy,
National University of Ireland Galway,
kieran.conboy at nuigalway.ie<mailto:kieran.conboy at nuigalway.ie>

Mairead O'Connor,
National University of Ireland Galway,
m.oconnor67 at nuigalway.ie<mailto:m.oconnor67 at nuigalway.ie>