-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [AISWorld] Special Issue on Agile Practices for DW and BI Projects - extended deadline Oct 31, 2016 Datum: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:44:15 -0400 Von: Dinesh Batra batra@fiu.edu An: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

Journal of Database Management (JDM) Editor-in-Chief: Keng Siau, Missouri University of Science and Technology Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association http://www.igi-global.com/jdm

Special Issue on Agile Practices for Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence Projects

Special Issue Editors: Dr. Dinesh Batra batra@fiu.edu Florida International University, U.S.A. Dr. Palash Bera pbera@slu.edu Saint Louis University, U.S.A.

Business surveys indicate that fewer than 30% of data warehousing and business intelligence (DW/BI) projects meet the stated goals on budget, schedule, and quality. Specifically, it has been noted that such projects are marred with delays, and changes in user requirements during this period may render the project irrelevant. Usually projects are available to end users after they have been fully implemented, which can take several months or even years. Other times, end users do not see the business value of the information afforded by the projects. Agile practices may be able to address the changes in end user requirements but because of the large size of the typical DW/BI project, it may be difficult to apply the agile values and principles directly and without some adaptation. The topic has gained interest among practitioner and two books - Agile Analytics by Ken Collier (2011), and Agile Data Warehousing Project Management by Ralph Hughes (2012) - indicate that there is evidence that the agile values and principles can be applied in the DW/BI context.

The increasing popularity of agile development along with the widespread adoption of data warehousing, business intelligence, analytics, and big data motivates interesting organizational, conceptual, and technical research questions that can be addressed using empirical, design science, and theoretical approaches. Examples of such questions might include: 1) How can agile practices be adapted for DW/BI projects to achieve customer value and project success? 2) Which agile methods are most suited for agile DW/BI? 3) How can a large DW/BI project be handled by an agile approach? 4) How can collaboration, coordination, and communication be facilitated when there are more roles such as data architect and system analysts? 5) How do competing maxims such as: individuals and interactions versus processes and tools, working DW/BI systems versus documentation, end-user and stakeholder collaboration versus contract negotiation, and responding to change versus following a plan actually work out in DW/BI projects?

The objective of the special issue is to bring together about four high-quality research and visionary papers on a broad spectrum of key subjects related to Agile DW/BI development. Submissions describing research breakthroughs, definitive results of empirical studies, conceptual approaches, and visions for near-term research and development are strongly encouraged.

Important Dates: Submission Deadline: October 31, 2016 Initial screening by Guest Editors: November 30, 2016 First round of review: February 28, 2017 Second round of review: April 30, 2017 Final Decision: May 31, 2017

Submission Instructions: Please submit the manuscript as an e-mail attachment to any of the co-editors. Clearly specify on the subject of the email that the submission is meant for the special issue “Agile Practices for Data Warehousing and BI Projects”. The submission must be in Word or PDF format. Manuscript must be double-spaced and should not exceed 7,000 words. A separate cover page should contain the paper title, and the name and affiliation of each author. JDM uses a double-blind review process and the authors' should not reveal their identities in the papers. For more information about the journal and formatting instructions please see the following website: http://www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/journal-database-management-jdm/1.... Please contact Dinesh Batra if you have any question. _______________________________________________ AISWorld mailing list AISWorld@lists.aisnet.org