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CALL FOR PAPERS

 

23rd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2015)

 

Track: Methods, Tools and Human Factors in IS/IT Management

(http://ecis2015.eu/participation/list-tracks/16-methods-tools-and-human-factors-isit-management)

 

May 27-29, 2015, Münster, Germany (http://ecis2015.eu/)

 

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TRACK CHAIRS

 

Kunal Mohan, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany, kunal.mohan@uni-due.de (Corresponding track chair)

Saïd Assar, Telecom Ecole de Management, Evry, France, said.assar@it-sudparis.eu

Chintan Amrit. University of Twente, Netherlands, c.amrit@utwente.nl

Maya Daneva. University of Twente, Netherlands, m.daneva@utwente.nl

 

DESCRIPTION

 

Information technology and information systems (IT/IS) management and governance is a complex phenomenon. IT/IS management and governance typically involve individuals or groups from various cultures, educational / professional backgrounds, and organizations who work together using various methods (or methodologies/ frameworks) and tools to ensure that the final product will meet the expectations of all stakeholders. They also raise sophisticated problems in terms of value creation, alignment with enterprise strategy and evaluation of return on investment. In order to better understand the intricate problems that can arise in such a complex and dynamic work environment, this track adopts a multi-dimensional approach focusing on both user-centric, as well as, method-centric aspects:

Human factors in IS/IT Management: understanding the large variety of human factors that need to be considered during IS/IT Management. Issues such as (but not limited to) lack of proper communication and coordination among team members, task management in a distributed setting, cultural differences etc. This topic also deals with human issues related to IS/IT management in specific project and organizational environments. For example, customer collaboration is important in an agile context, while developer coordination and communication is critical in a globally distributed IS/IT environment.

Methods and Tools for IS/IT Management: understanding and explaining the design, adoption, and success of methods (or methodologies/ frameworks) and tools from areas such as (and not limited to) project management, software engineering, method engineering, architecture management, service management, and IS/IT governance. The goal is to foster research by providing deeper insights into factors that affect their successful design, dissemination, and application.

Researchers and practitioners interested in submitting papers to this track are encouraged to explore IT/IS management issues related to the above mentioned themes – for example, from a design, behavioral, and technological perspective. Papers may consider different units of analysis: individual, group, or organizational level.

 

 

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Socio-technical approach to IS/IT management and governance
Coordination, communication and collaboration issues in IS/IT management and governance
Organizational and governmental issues in IS/IT management and governance
Management and governance issues in IT/IS strategy alignment
Methods and tools for IS/IT project management
Issues relevant to IS/IT Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Program Management
Management issues in eliciting and validating project requirements
Knowledge management issues in IT project management
Management and governance issues in Enterprise Systems (e.g. ERP) and other packaged software applications
Cloud computing and IS/IT management and governance
Management of security and privacy issues in cloud computing
Software and tools that support effective IS/IT management and governance
IS/IT and enterprise strategy alignment: definition, measurement and monitoring
Communities of interest, communities of practice, knowledge sharing and organizational learning in IS/IT management
Issues particular to global IS/IT management (e.g. outsourcing)
Methods and tools for IT/IS quality management and assurance
Issues related to Open Source Software management
Design, configuration and customization of IT/IS management methods and tools
Empirical studies in method design and engineering: experiences, case studies and usage-oriented evaluations
Data mining and big data approaches to IS/IT method understanding and optimization
Standardization and normalization issues for IS/IT methods and tools
Issues related to computer-based support to IS/IT methods
IS/IT method and tool acceptance and adoption
Strategies to improve IS/IT methods acceptance
Leadership, power, and politics in IS/IT management

This track seeks high-quality design, behavioral, and technical research that attempts to advance theory and the application of methodologies, methods, and tools, using a variety of research approaches (action research, experimental, grounded theory, design science, case studies, survey research, theory development, prototyping, methodology development, etc.).

We welcome full research papers, research in progress, and/or teaching cases.

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

Paper Submission begins: October 6, 2014

Submission Deadline Date: November 28, 2014

Notification of Acceptance: End of February 2015

Final version of accepted papers due: March 31, 2015

Early Bird Registration closes: April 12, 2015

 

 

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

 

Frederik Ahlemann, University of Duisburg-Essen
Mehmet Aydin, Isik University
Jeff Baker, American University of Sharjah
Venugopal Balijepally, Oakland University
Reza Barkhi, Virginia Tech
Matthijs den Besten, Montpellier Business School
João Alvaro Carvalho, Universidade do Minho
Samira Si-Saïd Cherfi, CNAM
Alina Dulipovici, HEC Montréal
Abhijit Dutt, Penn State Beaver
Erwin Folmer, TNO
Jenson Chong-Leng Goh, SIM University
César González-Pérez, Spanish National Research Council
Uwe Hoppe, University of Osnabrück
Charlotte Hug, University Paris 1 - Sorbonne
Manfred Jeusfeld, Tilburg University
Jahangir Karimi, University of Colorado Denver
Mark Keith, Brigham Young University
Elena Kornyshova, CNAM
Satish Krishnan, IIM Kozhikode
Alexander Maedche, University of Mannheim
Darren Meister, Western University
Vishal Midha, The University of Texas-Pan American
Roland Mueller, Berlin School of Economics
N Bhanu Murthy, Bits Pilani Hyderabad
Salman Nazir, West Virginia University
Shan L Pan, The University of New South Wales
Jolita Ralyté, University of Geneva
Raghu Reddy, IIIT Hyderabad
Rajeev Sharma, University of Wollongong
Shadi Shuraida, Baruch College
Jonas Sjöström, Uppsala University
Sandra A. Slaughter, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ashish Sureka, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology
Frank Teuteberg, University of Osnabrück
Rahul Thakurta, Xavier Institute of Management
Gitte Tjornehoj, Aalborg University
Gianluigi Viscusi, EPFL