Orla McHugh

B.Sc.   H.Dip.Sys.Analysis.  M.Sc.  PhD Contract Appointment in Information Systems
Email:	Orla.McHugh nuigalway.ie
Web:	http://www.nuigalway.ie/bis/omchugh/
Phone:	353 (0)91 495283
Fax:	353 (0)91 494565
Office Location:	Room 375 Top Floor, Cairnes Building

Teaching Areas

• Business Systems Analysis & Design
• Management Information Systems
• Systems Development & Project Management
• Information Systems Strategy & Planning
• Program Design & Development

Research Interests

• Agile methodologies
• The management and control of agile software development teams
• The social nature of agile software development teams
• Decision-making in agile software development teams
• Information systems project management and certification

Recent Publications

McHugh, O. Conboy, K. and Lang, M. (forthcoming 2012) The Impact of  Agile Practices on Trust within Software Project Teams, IEEE Software.

McHugh, O. Conboy, K. and Lang, M. (2011) Using Agile Practices to Influence Motivation within IT Project Teams, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (Special Issue on IT Project Management) 23(2), p85-110

Drury, M. & McHugh, O. (2011) Factors that Influence the Decision-Making Process in Agile Project Teams Using Scrum Practices. 6th International Research Workshop on IT Project Management 2011. Shanghai, China. Paper 8. http://aisel.aisnet.org/irwitpm2011/8/  [Best Paper Award]

McHugh, O. & Hogan, M. (2011) Investigating the Rationale for Adopting an Internationally Recognised Project Management Methodology in Ireland: The View of the Project Manager. International Journal of Project Management, 29(5) p637-646

McHugh, O. Conboy, K. and Lang, M. (2010), Motivating Agile Teams: A Case Study of Teams in Ireland and Sweden. 5th International Research Workshop on IT Project Management 2010. St. Louis, Missouri. Paper 8. http://aisel.aisnet.org/irwitpm2010/8 [Best Paper Award]

McHugh, O. Conboy, K. and Lang, M. (2010) Using Agile Practices to Build Trust in an Agile Team: A Case Study. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Information Systems Development, Prague, Czech Republic, August 25th-27th, 2010

McHugh, O. Conboy, K. and Scott, M. (2010) Control in E-Government Projects - An Exploratory Study. In Proceedings of the 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Lima, Peru, August 12th-15th, 2010

McHugh, O. Conboy, K. and Lang, M.(2008), "A Study of the Use and Effectiveness of Controls in Agile Information Systems Development Projects: A Research-in-Progress (RIP) Paper". International Research Workshop on IT Project Management 2008. Paris, France. Paper 14.  http://aisel.aisnet.org/irwitpm2008/14

Slattery, S., Rooney, M, Treacy, F., Staunton, C., McHugh, O. (2008) A study of XP & Scrum: A Project Management Perspective. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Business Informatics Challenge and Conference, Dublin City University, September 25th, 2008

McHugh, O. & Hogan, M. (2008) Project Managers – Do they need to be Certified? In Barry, C. et al. (eds), Information Systems Development: Challenges in Practice, Theory, and Education. Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD2007), August 29-31, 2007, Galway, Ireland. Volume 2. pp. 195-208.

McHugh, O. & Hogan, M. (2006) An investigation into the impact and use of project management methodologies in organisations in Ireland. Proceedings of the 9th Irish Academy of Management Conference, UCC, Cork, Ireland, September 6-8.

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