<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal">The chairs of the Systems Analysis and Design Track invite
you to submit research papers or panel proposals to one of our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">seven minitracks</i> in AMCIS 2011 to be held
August 4-7 in Detroit, Michigan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>More
information about the conference, tracks and and minitracks can be found at: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://amcis2011.aisnet.org">http://amcis2011.aisnet.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Track Description: <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Systems analysis and design (SA&D) is of central importance
to the information systems discipline. The SA&D track provides a forum for
discussing research related to topics such as modeling methods, techniques and
languages, agile systems development methods, business analysis and design
methodologies including open/community source software and service-oriented
computing), empirical evaluations of SA&D methods and techniques, and user
participation in SA&D. Minitracks offered in the Systems Analysis and Design
Track include:</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>SA&D Methodologies and Processes</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>SA&D Modeling Methods, Techniques, and
Languages</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>Analysis and Design for Service-Oriented
Enterprises</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>Contemporary Issues in Agile Development</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>User Involvement in Systems Development and
Improvement</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>Business Process Management and Innovation</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span></span>Technical and Managerial Issues in Innovative
Software Development</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:
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</span></span></span><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A brief description of each track is provided below. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SA&D
Methodologies and Processes <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Solomon
Antony </b><a href="mailto:solomon.antony@murraystate.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">solomon.antony@murraystate.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Akhilesh
Bajaj </b><a href="mailto:akhilesh-bajaj@utulsa.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">akhilesh-bajaj@utulsa.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Dinesh
Batra </b><a href="mailto:Dinesh.Batra@business.fiu.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">Dinesh.Batra@business.fiu.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The scope of this mini-track ranges from the formative
aspects of information systems development (e.g., systems planning and
feasibility) to the “core” concepts in SA&D (e.g requirements
determination, analysis, and design), finally to delivery of the information
system product (e.g., system implementation). Also included are methodologies
of work process analysis as well as distributed and global aspects of teamwork
in the process of IS development. This mini-track is intended to bring together
researchers studying technical, empirical, cognitive, pedagogical, theoretical,
and applied aspects of IS Development methodologies and to highlight the
continuing fundamental position of systems analysis and design in the IS
discipline.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Systems Analysis and
Design:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Modeling Methods,
Techniques, and Languages <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>John
Erickson </b><a href="mailto:johnerickson@unomaha.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">johnerickson@unomaha.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Xin
Tan </b><a href="mailto:xtan@fdu.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">xtan@fdu.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Keng Siau </b><a href="mailto:ksiau@unl.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ksiau@unl.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">This mini-track recognizes modeling methods and languages’
importance and continued relevance to the systems development process and highlights
the ongoing growth and creativity in this field. Having been a successful AMCIS
and SIGSAND component since 2003, the mini-track provides a forum for
researchers, educators, and practitioners working in the areas of systems
analysis and design, method engineering, and modeling language development,
use, modification, and assessment. This mini-track also serves as an outlet for
studies in theory development, design science, and behavioral science. An
objective is to work toward a more standardized set of concepts which would in
turn benefit researchers, educators, and practitioners in this field. In that
light we welcome both technical and empirical pieces, and are open to all
aspect of research methods (e.g., survey, experimentation, case studies, action
research, etc.).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Analysis and Design
for Service-Oriented Enterprises <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Padmal
Vitharana </b><a href="mailto:padmal@syr.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">padmal@syr.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kumar
Bhaskaran </b><a href="mailto:bha@us.ibm.com"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">bha@us.ibm.com</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hemant
Jain </b><a href="mailto:jain@uwm.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">jain@uwm.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Enabled by the recent advances in web services, business
process automation, and service-oriented architectures, organizations around the
world have embarked on the development of the next-generation enterprise
infrastructures, referred to by some as "Service-Oriented
Enterprises". Essentially, service-oriented enterprises are organizations
that take advantage of service-oriented computing to support agile enterprises.
Currently, there are many open research issues on the analysis and design for
the service-oriented enterprises that need attention from the MIS community. This
minitrack provides a forum for researchers and practitioners who are interested
in presenting their work in this area.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Contemporary Issues
in Agile Development <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Nridhar
Nerur </b><a href="mailto:snerur@uta.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">snerur@uta.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>RadhaKanta
Mahapatra </b><a href="mailto:mahapatra@uta.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">mahapatra@uta.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>VenuGopal
Balijepally </b><a href="mailto:vebalijepally@pvamu.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">vebalijepally@pvamu.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Agile methodologies have gained increased acceptance among
software developers and its acceptance brings to the fore a number of new
research issues. These include adoption and post-adoption experiences with
agile, agile project management, social aspects of agile development,
distributed agile development, scalability of agile methodologies, and
enterprise agility, to name but a few. The term “agility” has now assumed a
broader meaning, extending its context and implications beyond software
development to the overall organizational climate. The growing popularity of
agile principles and practices affords IS scholars opportunities to study these
and many more research issues. This mini-track will provide a forum for
researchers to address fundamental issues in agile development and to explore
contemporary issues raised by the widespread acceptance of agile methodologies.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">User Involvement in
Systems Development and Implementation<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Roland
Weistroffer </b><a href="mailto:hrweistr@vcu.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">hrweistr@vcu.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Angela
Mattia </b><a href="mailto:amattia@ju.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">amattia@ju.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">User involvement in information systems (IS) development and
implementation is generally considered essential for a successful development
process and outcome. However, research on the impact of user participation or
involvement on system success has been mixed. It has also been proposed that
perhaps, rather than looking at user participation or involvement in
development, it would be more useful to look at project collaboration in the
improvement of technology reliant work systems. The objective of this
mini-track is to provide a forum for scholars to re-examine the theoretical and
practical issues related to user participation, stakeholder involvement, and
project collaboration in systems development.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Business Process
Management and Innovation<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Amit
V. Deokar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b><a href="mailto:amit.Deokar@dsu.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">amit.Deokar@dsu.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Michael
zur Muehlen </b><a href="mailto:Michael.zurMuehlen@stevens.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Michael.zurMuehlen@stevens.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Marta
Indulska </b><a href="mailto:M.Indulska@business.uq.edu.au"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">M.Indulska@business.uq.edu.au</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Business Process Management (BPM) can be defined as methods
and tools surrounding the definition, implementation, and improvement of
lateral processes in organizations. As BPM continues to gain importance in
today’s organization, an increasing number of studies detail efficiency,
effectiveness and agility improvements resulting from process management
initiatives This mini- track seeks contributions that discuss the management of
business processes as well as technologies for process automation. We encourage
submissions from both a managerial as well as a technical perspective.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Technical and
Managerial Issues in Innovative Software Development<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Chairs:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Manlu
Liu </b><a href="mailto:manluliu@saunders.rit.edu"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">manluliu@saunders.rit.edu</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Daning
Hu </b><a href="mailto:daninghu@cityu.edu.hk"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">daninghu@cityu.edu.hk</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>J.
Leon Zhao </b><a href="mailto:jlzhao@cityu.edu.hk"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">jlzhao@cityu.edu.hk</b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Provides a forum for both technical and managerial issues in
innovative models of software development. We welcome original research
contributions on economical, empirical, practical, technical, and theoretical
aspects of software development models and processes. </p>
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