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Subject: [AISWorld] CFP AMCIS 2019 Minitrack - Innovative Methods and Continuous Development
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:37:02 +1300
From: Diane Strode <d.strode@gmail.com>
To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org


Call for Papers for Minitrack at Americas Conference on Information
Systems: New Frontiers in Digital Convergence
CANCÚN, MÉXICO 2019, AUGUST, 15-17

Minitrack: Innovative Methods and Continuous Development
Track: Systems Analysis and Design (SIGSAND)

More information is available at https://amcis2019.aisconferences.org/ or
by contacting the minitrack chair (as below).

Description of Minitrack
In order to develop and deliver high-quality products to their customers,
software organizations are adopting innovative methods (Kanban, Lean) and
Continuous Development processes such continuous delivery, continuous
deployment, and microservices to support an agile software development
lifecycle. For example, the DevOps (Development + Operations) phenomenon
emerged to address the disconnection between development and operations
functions that can occur in large organizations particularly when they
adopt agile software development lifecycles.

The choice of these innovative development methods and approaches have a
high impact on the planning, development, operations, and delivery of
systems. They can also influence the structure or culture of organizations
as common organizational processes and development activities have to be
adapted to ensure Continuous Development.

Therefore, a better understanding of the factors that influence the
effective implementation of these innovative methods is needed. We need
empirical evidence of achieving (or not) the intended goals and outcomes on
all of the topics that fall under the umbrella of “Continuous Development”.
These and other related topics will be explored in this minitrack.

We are seeking high-quality research papers for this track that investigate
various aspects of contemporary innovative development methods (Lean,
Kanban) and Continuous development. Possible topics include, but are not
limited to:
- Continuous improvement with Lean and Kanban
- Continuous Development processes (continuous delivery, continuous release
and deployment, continuous measurement and improvement)
- Automation (build and test automation, deployment automation, monitoring
automation, infrastructure automation)
- Effective practices in Continuous Development
- Challenges implementing Continuous Development processes and activities
- Cultural enablers of DevOps (shared goals and understanding, continuous
experimentation and learning, shared values, respect and trust, and
collective ownership)
- Organisational issues for Continuous development
- DevOps in large enterprises
- Industrial experience with Continuous development
- Teaching DevOps and Continuous Development

Submission Process
Full paper submissions (<5000 words, excluding references, tables, and
figures) and Emergent Research Forum (ERF) papers (<3500 words, excluding
references, tables, and figures) must be made electronically through
Manuscript Central. Papers will be peer reviewed using a double-blind
system.

Important Dates
March 1, 2019: AMCIS manuscript submissions (completed research and
Emergent Research Forum (ERF)) closes for authors at 10:00 am PST
April 24, 2019: Camera-ready papers are due

Minitrack Co-Chairs
Mali Senapathi, PhD (Primary contact)
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
mali.senapathi@aut.ac.nz

Diane Strode, PhD
Whitireia Polytechnic, New Zealand
diane.strode@whitireia.ac.nz
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