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    • A Paradoxical Perspective on Contradictions in Agile Software Development 

      Wang, Xiaofeng; O'Conchuir, Eoin; Vidgen, Richard (2008)
      An ongoing debate on agile methods focuses on the contradictions in software development, especially responding to change vs. following a plan, and people vs. processes. Unlike the ¿either-or¿ perspective adopted in the ...
    • People over process: key people challenges in agile development 

      Coyle, Sharon; Conboy, Kieran (IEEE, 2010-09-02)
      There is a common perception that, while there may be some 'teething' problems experienced during the initial transition to agile, people are much happier, engaged and ultimately more productive in these environments. ...
    • People over process: the implications of agile for IS skills 

      Conboy, Kieran; Coyle, Sharon (2009)
      Agile approaches to information systems development have become increasingly popular in recent years, as more and more IS organisations are eager to capitalise on the alleged opportunities and benefits they provide. ...
    • Performance Management of Agile Software Development Teams 

      Lohan, Garry; Lang, Michael; Conboy, Kieran (2010)
      Around the same time as the emergence of agile methods as a formalized concept, the management accounting literature introduced the concept of Beyond Budgeting as a performance management model for a changing business ...
    • Project failure en masse: a study of loose budgetary control in ISD projects 

      Conboy, Kieran (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010-05-18)
      This paper investigates the tightness of budgetary control over projects in a large systems development multinational. This represents a case of extreme information systems development (ISD) failure en masse, where all but ...
    • Project Management in Information Systems Development 

      Lohan, Garry (2009)
      Although there is a growing body of literature concerned with the adoption of agile software development within a large organization, there is still very little in terms of empirical research of practice. This research ...
    • Project Management in Information Systems Development 

      Lohan, Garry; Lang, Michael; Conboy, Kieran (2010)
    • Project managers - do they need to be certified? 

      McHugh, Orla; Hogan, Mairéad (Springer, 2009-12-16)
      The purpose of this study is to examine the drivers behind the certification of project managers in Irish organisations, to identify the benefits and drawbacks of project management certification and to determine whether ...
    • Proposing a formalised model for mindful information systems offshoring 

      Costello, Gabriel; Donnelan, Brian (Springer Verlag, 2009-10-26)
      The central thesis of this paper is that Mathematical Economics can provide a novel approach to the examination of offshoring business decisions and provide an impetus for future research in the area. A growing body of ...
    • Public sector IT outsourcing: a framework for evaluating risk 

      Scott, Murray (IFIP, 2010-08-30)
      A recent trend has seen the significant growth of governments outsourcing IT projects to private sector partners. However, despite the high risk of failure in public sector IT projects, the literature on outsourcing risks ...
    • Risk management in agile methods: a study of DSDM in practice 

      Coyle, Sharon (2009-05-25)
      Businesses are increasingly operating in extremely turbulent environments necessitating the need to respond and adapt to change more quickly and improve overall time to market. From an Information Systems Development ...
    • The role of business process redesign in creating e-government in Ireland 

      Hughes, Martin; Scott, Murray; Golden, William (Emerald, 2006)
      The growth and popularity of e-commerce has both challenged and enabled public sector organizations to redefine their levels of service. E-government provides unparalleled opportunities for governments to streamline ...
    • The role of process evolution in achieving citizen centered e-government 

      Golden, William; Hughes, Martin; Scott, Murray (Association for Information Systems, 2003)
      The growth and popularity of e-commerce has both challenged and enabled public sector organizations to redefine their levels of service. In the late 1990¿s E-government provided unparalleled opportunities for governments ...
    • The role of the user story agile practice in innovation 

      O hEocha, Colm; Conboy, Kieran (Springer, 2010-10)
      The concept of an innovation space where different knowledge and perspectives can interact leading to innovation is central to lean thinking. The SECI framework of organizational knowledge creation identifies five enabling ...
    • Seeking the face of innovation with the ethical compass of Emmanuel Levinas. 

      Costello, Gabriel; Donnellan, Brian (Springer Verlag, 2008)
      A recent biographer has described the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas as being permeated by one simple but profound theme: western philosophy has at best ignored and at worst suppressed the ¿Other¿. The approach of this ...
    • Supply chain transformation in APC Ireland: lean thinking, opposing logics and bricolage. 

      Costello, Gabriel; Donnellan, Brian (ECIS, 2007-06)
      This paper presents a number of observations and findings from an ongoing study of supply chain transformation in a subsidiary of American Power Conversion (APC) located in the West of Ireland. The study is being carried ...
    • Technophobia amongst older adults in Ireland 

      Hogan, Mairéad (Irish Journal of Management, 2006-06)
      The article discusses the findings of research on the prevalence of technophobia amongst older adults in Ireland. The study was conducted using questionnaires which consisted of computer anxiety rating scale form C (CARS-C), ...
    • The triple helix, open innovation and the DOI research agenda. 

      Costello, Gabriel; Donnellan, Brian (Springer Verlag, 2007-01-07)
      This paper examines the implications for research on the diffusion of innovations (DOI) arising from a growing body of literature in two related fields. The first area concerns the debate on the role of regional and national ...
    • Turning Time from Enemy into an Ally using the Pomodoro Technique 

      Wang, Xiaofeng (Springer, 2010)
      Time is one of the most important factors dominating agile software development processes in distributed settings. Effective time management helps agile teams to plan and monitor the work to be performed, ...
    • Understanding Agility in Software Development through A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective 

      Wang, Xiaofeng; Conboy, Kieran (2009)
      Agile software development methods have emerged in recent years and have become increasingly popular since the start of the century. While much research claims to study agile methods, the meaning of agility itself in ...