[AISWorld] CFP Agile, project management, and IS development: ACIS 2018

[Diane Strode]

Apologies for cross-posting

CALL FOR PAPERS

For those with research interests in agile, project management, and IS
development, please consider submitting to our track at ACIS 2018 (the 29th
Australasian Conference on Information Systems) in Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia.

Conference details are as follows:

Conference 3rd - 5th December 2018 https://www.acis2018.org/

Submissions due by: 30 July 2018

Track: Agile, Project Management and IS Development

Conference track URL:
http://www.acis2018.org/tracks/agile-project-management-and-is-development-track/

Information systems development (ISD) underpins the information systems
discipline although traditional IS research often treats ISD as a black
box. Papers in this track open the black box by focusing on current and
emerging approaches to ISD and IT project management such as agile and
adaptive development. We seek papers addressing the philosophical
underpinnings of ISD and IT project management, conceptual and empirical
research developing or testing theory, and research clarifying emergent
practice and the challenges and opportunities in this research domain.



ISD and the management of IT projects is a broad concern encompassing great
diversity in approaches to analysing, designing, developing, and managing
projects. Projects are a complex mix of people, processes, organisational
cultures and structures, and advanced and emerging technologies. A
diversity of approaches are needed to handle the new types of systems under
development such as data analytics, mobile apps, and the Internet of
Things. Novel development approaches are necessary to cope with large-scale
development, mission-critical contexts, and distributed and virtual
development, systems of massive complexity, and systems that must remain
flexible throughout their lifecycle. In addition, the choice of development
approach can influence the structure or culture of organisations, for
example, the agile and lean philosophies have led to new structures such as
DevOps and Squads. Research in any of these areas has the potential to make
significant contributions to research and improve the practice of ISD and
IT project management.



This track seeks quality research papers using rigorous research methods
that investigate current and emerging aspects of ISD, agile and adaptive
systems development and IT project management. Possible topics of interest
include but are not restricted to, the following.

   - Theoretical and philosophical aspects of emergent IS development
   approaches
   - Agile and adaptive IT project management versus traditional IT project
   management
   - Agile software development – coordination, control, and limitations
   - Agile software development – teams, teamwork, and performance
   - Alternative approaches to ISD
   - Distributed ISD – mechanisms, strategies, challenges, and opportunities
   - DevOps and Continuous Development Practices (e.g. continuous delivery
   and continuous deployment)
   - Emergent issues in managing ISD
   - Industry-specific ISD
   - Innovative management of IT projects
   - ISD and digital services, big data, and analytics
   - ISD for sustainable development
   - IT project portfolio management in emergent IS contexts
   - Research methods, tools, and techniques for studying ISD
   - Role of ISD in organisational transformation
   - Stakeholders and stakeholder management in ISD
   - Success and failure in ISD and/or IT Project Management



*Track chairs*

Dr Diane Strode; Whitireia Polytechnic, New Zealand
diane.strode at whitireia.ac.nz

Dr Mali Senapathi; Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
mali.senapathi at aut.ac.nz

Dr Geetha Kanaparan; Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation,
Malaysia kgeetha at apu.edu.my



*Note: There are opportunities for papers to be published under a special
section in a high-quality journal which is currently under negotiation.*