<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;border-style:none none solid;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-bottom-width:1pt;padding:0in 0in 1pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><div style="font-size:12.7272720336914px;border-style:none none solid;border-bottom-color:windowtext;border-bottom-width:1pt;padding:0in 0in 1pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.7272720336914px">Minitrack: Agile Project Management</b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;text-align:center;border:none;padding:0in;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">within the IT Project Management Track<br><span class="" style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">AMCIS</span> 2015: August 13-15, 2015 in Puerto Rico</font></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE" style="text-transform:uppercase"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE" style="text-transform:uppercase">WE WELCOME YOUR SUBMISSIONS!</span></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Important Dates:</b></font></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">January 5, 2005:         Manuscript submissions for <span class="" style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">AMCIS</span> 2015 begin</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">February 25, 2015:     <span class="" style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">AMCIS</span> manuscript submissions closes for authors</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">May 5, 2015:              Final decisions on <span class="" style="background:rgb(255,255,204)">AMCIS</span> 2015 program are made</font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">More information is available at <a href="http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/" target="_blank">http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/</a> or by contacting the minitrack co-chairs.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-IE">Description of Agile Project Management Minitrack:</span></b><b></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE">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.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE">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.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE">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<a name="14a15a34e40ebb0e_14a15a1cdb0e7192_14a1163f47c58d59_14a116021e1881b5__GoBack" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></a> quicker readjustment of project priorities and resources.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span lang="EN-IE"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-IE">Rationale for Minitrack Inclusion</span></b><b></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE">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.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span lang="EN-IE"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-IE">Call for Papers</span></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-IE">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:</span></font></p><ul type="disc" style="font-size:12.7272720336914px"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Challenges  implementing agile methodologies</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Managing co-located, virtual and/or distributed agile teams</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Decision-making and governance in agile teams</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Communication and interaction on agile teams</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Controls used in agile teams</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best practices in agile project management</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Evaluation and reward systems used by agile teams</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Agile project portfolio management</font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Trends in agile project management</font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Submission Process</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:12.7272720336914px;background-image:initial;backgr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