-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] AMCIS 2021 CFP: Agile Project Management (IT Project Management Track) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:25:45 +0000 From: Meghann L. Drury-Grogan mdrury@fordham.edu To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org

Dear Colleagues,

We are seeking high quality research papers for this minitrack that investigate various aspects of *Agile Project Management*, sponsored by the SIG ITProjMgmt. 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. Further difficulties for organizations relate to sustaining the use of agile methodologies in the long-term and the management of a potentially diverse range of agile projects at the portfolio level. These and related items will be explored in this minitrack.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

- Agile and adaptive IT project management versus traditional management - Agile project portfolio management - Best practices in agile project management - Challenges implementing and sustaining agile methodologies - Communication and interaction on agile teams - Controls used in agile teams - Decision-making and governance in agile teams - Evaluation and reward systems used by agile teams - Managing co-located, virtual and/or distributed agile teams - Trends in agile project management

Agile methodologies strive to reduce the cost of change throughout the software development process and improve development quality and timeliness. Though success stories with the adoption of agile methodologies exist, managers struggle with maintaining agile methodologies in the long-term.

Agile methodologies rely heavily on teams and teamwork. Therefore, management must develop a better understanding of factors that agile teams drive project success. These may include selecting appropriate team personnel; developing effective team communication processes; creating an open work environment; ensuring correct decisions are made; implementing appropriate controls; encouraging continuous customer communication; and establishing evaluation and reward systems for individual and team performance.

A further difficulty is managing 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 quicker readjustment of project priorities and resources.

*Important Dates:* Full paper submissions (<5000 words, excluding references, tables, and figures) and 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.

January 2021: System opens for Completed and ERF paper submissions

February 28, 2021: System closes for Completed and ERF paper submissions

April 2021: Notification of initial decisions on Completed and ERF paper submissions

More information is available at https://amcis2021.aisconferences.org/ or by contacting the minitrack chairs:

1. Meghann L. Drury-Grogan, PhD, Chair, Associate Professor Fordham University Gabelli School of Business mdrury@fordham.edu

2. Mali Senapathi, PhD, Co-Chair, Senior Lecturer Auckland University of Technology School of Engineering, Mathematical and Computing Sciences mali.senapathi@aut.ac.nz

We look forward to your submission!

Kindly, Meghann and Mali ________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Meghann L. Drury-Grogan, PhD, MA, HDip BS *Preferred pronouns: she, her, hers*

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