Kieran Conboy

B.Comm.   M.B.S.   A.C.M.A   Ph.D. Lecturer in Information Systems
Email:	Kieran.Conboy nuigalway.ie
Phone:	353 (0)91 492913
Fax:	353 (0)91 494565
Office Location:	Room 378 Top Floor, Cairnes Building

Biography

Kieran Conboy is a lecturer in information systems at the National University of Ireland Galway. His research focuses on agile systems development approaches as well as agility across other disciplines. Kieran has attracted over €1.4m in direct funding, is now leading a €4m proposal on lean information systems, and has been involved in project consortia attracting over €30m value. Sources of direct funding in the past include the EU Commission, Science Foundation Ireland, the Fulbright Commission, Enterprise Ireland, and IRCSET along with an additional €1m in industry contribution. Kieran is leading a multidisciplinary research cluster in NUI Galway on Enterprise Agility involving a team of 18 academic staff, 5 postdoctoral researchers and 12 PhDs.

Kieran is currently involved in numerous national and international projects in this area, and has worked or is working with many companies on their agile initiatives including Intel, Microsoft, Accenture, HP, and Fidelity Investments. In association with ITAG, Kieran established the Agile Forum, a monthly research and industry seminar series which attracts between 40 and 60 companies per event. Kieran has held chairing roles of international conferences including the European Conference in Information Systems (Galway 2008) the XP and Agile Development Conference (Limerick 2008, Sardinia 2009, Trondheim, 2010). His research has been published in various leading journals and conferences such as Information Systems Research, the European Journal of Information Systems, Information & Software Technology, the International Conference in Information Systems (ICIS), the European Conference in Information Systems (ECIS), IFIP 8.6 and the XP200n conference series. He is also associate editor of the European Journal of Information Systems, and has been a guest editor on special issues of top journals on the topics such as qualitative IS research and agility.

Kieran is currently the Head of Research for the School of Business & Economics. Kieran’s lecturing activities focus primarily on the areas of IS Innovation, IS Project Management, IS Strategy and IS Research Methods to undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA audiences. Prior to joining NUI Galway, Kieran was a management consultant with Accenture, where he worked on a variety of projects across Europe and the US.

Teaching Areas

• Project Management
• Electronic Commerce Strategy
• Systems Analysis & Design

Research Interests

• Agility, Flexibility and Leanness in Information Systems
• The Social Nature of Information Systems
• Management Accounting and Performance Evaluation in Information Systems Development

Recent Publications

Journal publications:

• *CONBOY, K.; FITZGERALD, G.; MATHIASSEN, L. (2011) Evaluating Emerging Approaches to Qualitative IS Research. European Journal of Information Systems,  forthcoming.           
• CONBOY, K.; COYLE, S.; WANG, X.; PIKKARAINEN, M. (2011) People Over Process: People Challenges in Agile Systems Development. IEEE Software, forthcoming
• *CONBOY, K. (2010) Project Failure En Mass: A Study of Loose Budgetary Control in ISD Projects. European Journal of Information Systems,  forthcoming.
• CONBOY, K. and MORGAN, L. (2010) Future Research in Agile Systems Development: Applying Open Innovation Principles within the Agile Organisation, Information & Software Technology (forthcoming)
• HALONEN, R., LAUKKANEN, E., ACTON, T. & CONBOY, K. (2010) Unstructured Knowledge Transfer in ICT Teams, Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 9 (1), pp. 1-15.
• CONBOY, K.; FITZGERALD, B. (2010) Method and Developer Characteristics for Effective Agile Method Tailoring: A Study of XP Expert Opinion. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering Methodology, forthcoming.
• *CONBOY, K. (2009) Agility From First Principles: Reconstructing the Concept of Agility in  Information Systems Development, Information Systems Research  20(3), pp 329-354
• ABRAHAMSSON, P.; CONBOY, K.; WANG, X. (2009) “Lots Done, More To Do”- The Current State of Agile Method Research: Challenges and Opportunities. European Journal of Information Systems,  18(4), pp. 281-284.
• WANG, X.; CONBOY, K.; LANE, M.; PIKKARAINEN, M. (2009) Where Agile Research Goes: Starting from a 7-year Retrospective. Software Engineering Notes X(X), pp.
• KIRWAN, O.; CONBOY, K. (2009) An Action Research Case Study of the Facilitators and Inhibitors of eCommerce Adoption. Journal of International Business Research, 2(2) pp. 48 – 56.
• *FITZGERALD, B., HARTNETT, G. & CONBOY, K. (2006) Customising Agile Methods to Software Practices in Intel Shannon. European Journal of Information Systems, 15(2), 197-210.

Journal Special Issue Editing:

• *European Journal of Information Systems Special Issue on Agile Processes (Eds Abrahamsson, P.; Conboy, K.; Wang, X.)* September 2009.
• *European Journal of Information Systems Special Issue on Emerging Qualitative Approaches to Information Systems  Research (Eds Conboy, K.; Fitzgerald, G.; Mathiassen, L.)* December 2010.

Books:

• ABRAHAMSSON, P.; CONBOY, K.; WANG, X.; FITZGERALD, B. (2008) Proceedings of the 9th International Conference in XP and Agile Processes in Systems Development (XP2008), Limerick, Ireland, June 10th-14th, 2008. Springer-Verlag: New York.
• GOLDEN, W.; ACTON, T.; CONBOY, K. (eds.) (2008) Proceedings of the 16th European Conference in Information Systems, NUI Galway, Ireland (ECIS2008), June 9th-11th, 2008.
• BARRY, C., LANG, M., CONBOY, K. WOJTKOWSKI, W., & WOJTKOWSKI, G. (eds) (2009) Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory and Education (Volumes 1 & 2). Springer: New York. ISBN 978-0-387-30403-8.

Book Chapters:

• CONBOY, K. and MORGAN, L. (2010) Future Research in Agile Systems Development: Applying Open Innovation Principles within the Agile Organisation, Agile Software Development: Current Research and Future Directions, Springer-Verlag.
• ABRAHAMSSON, P.; CONBOY, K.; OZA, N. (2009) Agility and Innovation in Software Firms. In: ABRAHAMSSON, P.; CONBOY, K.; OZA, N. (2009) Agile Perspectives
• COYLE, S.; CONBOY, K. (2009) A study of risk management in DSDM. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 31, Springer-Verlag, pp. 142-148
• WANG, X.; LANE, M.; CONBOY, K.; PIKKARAINEN, M. (2009) Where agile research meets industry needs: Starting from a 10-year retrospective. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 31, Springer-Verlag, pp. 221-223
• KORKOLA, M.; PIKKARAINEN, M.; CONBOY, K. (2009) Distributed agile development: A case study of customer communication challenges. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 31, Springer-Verlag, pp. 161-167
• CONBOY, K. & FITZGERALD, B. (2007) Agile Drivers, Capabilities and Value: An Over-Arching Assessment Framework for Systems Development. In: DESOUZA, K. (Eds.) Agile Information Systems: Conceptualisation, Construction and Management. Springer-Verlag, pp. 207-222. Burlington, MA: Elsevier.
• CONBOY, K. & FITZGERALD, B. (2004) A Study of Agile Methods: The Gap between Theory and Practice. In: BAUMEISTER, H. (Ed.) eXtreme Programming and Agile Development, Springer-Verlag, pp. 93-102

Conference Papers:

• MCHUGH, O.; CONBOY, K.; SCOTT, M. (2010) Control in E-Government Projects: An Exploratory Study. American Conference in Information Systems, Peru, August 8th-11th, 2010
• CONBOY, K. and MORGAN, L. (2010) Combining Open Innovation and Agile Approaches: Implications for IS Project Managers, Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), University of Pretoria, June.
• CONBOY, K.; LANG, M.; MORGAN, L. (2009) Prioritising Requirements In Complex Environments: A Case Study of Web-based Information Systems Development. 18th International Conference in Information Systems Development (ISD2009), September 16th – 19th, Nanchang, China
• LANG, M.; CONBOY, K. (2009) The Paradox of “Structured” Methods for Software Requirements Management: A Case Study of an E-Government Development Project. 18th International Conference in Information Systems Development (ISD2009), September 16th – 19th, Nanchang, China
• COYLE, S.; CONBOY, K. (2009) A study of risk management in DSDM. 10th Conference on XP and Agile Approaches, pp. 142-148
• WANG, X.; LANE, M.; CONBOY, K.; PIKKARAINEN, M. (2009) Where agile research meets industry needs: Starting from a 10-year retrospective. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 31, pp. 221-223
• KORKOLA, M.; PIKKARAINEN, M.; CONBOY, K. (2009) Distributed agile development: A case study of customer communication challenges. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing 31, pp. 161-167
• CONBOY, K.; ACTON, T.; HALONEN, R. (2009) Presenting Data for Team-based Decision-making in Agile Information Systems Projects. 17th European Conference on Information Systems, 8-10 June, 2009, Verona, Italy.
• O’NEILL, S.; SCOTT, M.; CONBOY, K. (2009) A Delphi Study on Collaborative Learning in Distance Education. 17th European Conference on Information Systems, 8-10 June, 2009, Verona, Italy.
• WANG, X. & CONBOY, K. (2009) Understanding Agility In Software Development Through a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective. 17th European Conference on Information Systems, 8-10 June, 2009, Verona, Italy.
• COYLE, S. & CONBOY, K. (2009) A Case Study of Risk Management in Agile Systems Development 17th European Conference on Information Systems, 8-10 June, 2009, Verona, Italy.
• O’BOYLE, P.; ACTON, T.; CONBOY, K. (2009) Towards a Toolset for Intranet Evaluation The 22nd Bled eConference, June 14th – 17th, Bled, Slovenia.
• SHARKEY, U.; ACTON, T.; CONBOY, K. (2009) Modelling the Effects of Decision Tools in Online Shopping. The 22nd Bled eConference, June 14th – 17th, Bled, Slovenia.
• HALONEN, R.; ACTON, T.; CONBOY, K. (2009) The D&M Success Model as a Descriptive Tool in Evaluating the Use of a Virtual Learning Environment. International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities (OLKC 2009), 26-28 April, 2009 Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
• CONBOY, K.; ACTON, T.; HALONEN, R. (2008) Data Presentation for Agile IS Project Decision Making. International Conference on Information Systems Workshop on Supporting Real-time decision-making: The role of context in decision support on the move (RTDMC-08). Paris, France, December 13, 2008.
• CONBOY, K.; COYLE, S. (2008) People Over Process: The Implications of Agile for IS Skills and Human Resource Management. Proceedings of the MISQe Workshop, International Conference in Information Systems, Paris, France, December 13th, 2008
• CONBOY, K. (2008) Study Of Tight Budgetary Control In Information Systems Projects, International Conference in Information Systems, Paris, France, December 13th, 2008
• McHugh, O.; Conboy, K.; Lang, M. (2008) Formal And Informal Controls In Agile Systems Development Projects, Proceedings of the IT Project Management Workshop, International Conference in Information Systems, International Conference in Information Systems, Paris, France, December 13th, 2008
• PIKKARAINEN, M.; WANG, X.; CONBOY, K. (2007). Agile Practices in Use from an Innovation Assimilation Perspective: A Multiple Case Study, International Conference on Information Systems, 10-12 Dec, 2007, Montreal, Canada.
• COSTELLO, G.; CONBOY, K.; ROCHFORD, C.; DONNELLAN, B. (2007) Building a Dolmen: An Information Systems Development Approach to the Management of Innovation. 16th International Conference in Information Systems Development. Galway, Ireland, August 29th-31st 
• CONBOY, K. & FITZGERALD, B. (2007) The Views of Experts on the Current State of Agile Method Tailoring. In: MCMASTER, T. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th IFIP 8.6 Working Group Conference on Business Agility and IT Diffusion. Manchester, May 26th-29th
• KEAVENEY, S. & CONBOY, K. (2006) Cost Estimation in Agile Software Development. European Conference on Information Systems, Gothenberg, Sweden, June 14th- 17th .
• KIRWAN, O. & CONBOY, K. (2006) An Action Research Case Study – The Process of e-Commerce Adoption in an Irish SME. Proceedings of the 5th European Research Methods Conference, Manchester, May, pp. 209-219
• KIRWAN, O. & CONBOY, K. (2006) Facilitators and Inhibitors of e-Commerce Adoption in an Irish SME: An Action Research Case Study. 17th International IRMA Conference, Washington, May,  pp.209-219
• CONBOY, K., FITZGERALD, B. & GOLDEN, W. (2005) Agility in Information Systems Development: A Three-Tiered Framework. In: BASKERVILLE, R. & MATHIASSEN, L. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 11th IFIP 8.6 Working Group Conference on Business Agility and IT Diffusion, Atlanta, May 8th-11th pp. 67-77.
• KEAVENEY, S. & CONBOY, K. (2004) The Impact of Agility on Cost, Time and Scope. In: BOEHM, B. (Ed.) COCOMO IS Development Project Management Conference, Los Angeles, August 6th-9th, Oct 26-29, pp. 82-91.
• CONBOY, K. & FITZGERALD, B. (2004) Towards a Conceptual Framework of Agile Methods. In: XP and Agile Conference, Alberta, Canada, Aug. 15th-18th, pp. 25-34.
• CONBOY, K. & FITZGERALD, B. (2004) A Study of Agile Methods. European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finland, June, 77-87.
• CONBOY, K. & LANG, M. (2003) Rationalism and Improvisation: An Investigation of Requirements Engineering in a COTS Selection Environment. In Proceedings of UK Association of Information Systems Conference (UKAIS), University of Warwick, England, April 9-11.
• CONBOY, K. & LANG, M. (2002) Requirements Engineering for Web-Based Information Systems Development: An Empirical Study. In Rault, J.-C. (ed), Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Software and Systems Engineering and their Applications (ICSSEA), Paris, France, December 3-5, Vol. 1, Session 3.
• CONBOY, K., LANG, M. & BARRY, C. (2002) An Investigation of the Use of Requirements Prioritisation in Web-Based Information Systems Development. In O'Toole, T. et al. (eds), Proceedings of 5th Irish Academy of Management Conference, Waterford, Ireland, September 5-6. WIT Business School: Waterford.

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