[AISWorld] Deadline extended: ACIS 2019 - Track 'Agile, IS Development and Project Management'

[Andreas Drechsler]

(With apologies for cross-posting.)

Conference Theme: Making the World a Better Place with Information Systems
Track: Agile, IS Development and Project Management
Website: https://www.acis2019.org/
New submission deadline: extended to Friday, 09 August 2019

ACIS is the premier conference in Australasia for Information Systems. 
In 2019, ACIS will be hosted by the School of Management, Curtin 
University in Perth, Western Australia. The event will take place at the 
Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle from the 9th – 11th December 2019.

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 is 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 ever more rapidly changing requirements, large-scale 
development, mission-critical contexts, 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 
novel forms of organising 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.


Topics of Interest

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
     Scaling Agile approaches on the organisation level (e.g. squads) 
beyond ISD teams or IT projects
     Stakeholders and stakeholder management in ISD
     Success and failure in ISD and/or IT Project Management

Important dates:
- Paper submission: *09* Aug 2019 (midnight Australian West. Std. Time)
- Paper Acceptance Decision: 27 Sept 2019
- Camera Ready Copy Due: 25 Oct 2019
- Early Bird Registration: 8 Nov 2019
- Tutorials and Workshops: 7-8 Dec 2019
- ACIS2019 Conference: 9-11 Dec 2019



Track Chairs
Andreas Drechsler
Victoria University of Wellington
andreas.drechsler at vuw.ac.nz

Yi-Te Chiu
Victoria University of Wellington
yi-te.chiu at vuw.ac.nz

Yu-Qian Zhu
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
yzhu at cs.mtust.edu.tw