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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles |
| Lohan, G., Conboy, K. and Lang, M. (2011) “Examining Customer Focus in Agile Systems Development Teams: Findings from Irish and Norwegian Case Studies”, The Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems [forthcoming]. |
| Conboy, K., Fitzgerald, G. & Mathiassen, L. "Evaluating Emerging Approaches to Qualitative IS Reserch". European Journal of Information Systems, (forthcoming). |
| Conboy, K., Coyle, S., Wang, X. and Pikkarainen, M. (2011). "People Over Process: Key Challenges in Agile Development". IEEE Software, Vol. 28, Issue 4, pp. 48-57. |
| Halonen, R., Laukkaneny, E., Acton, T. and Conboy, K. (2010) "Unstructured Knowledge Transfer in ICT Teams", Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 15-30. |
| Conboy, K. & Fitzgerald, B. (2011) "Method and Developer Characteristics for Effective Agile Method Tailoring: A Study of XP Expert Opinion". ACM Transactions on Software Engineering Methodology 20(1). (Fulltext via ACM Digital Library) |
| Conboy, K. & Morgan, L. (2010) "Future Research in Agile Systems Development: Applying Open Innovation Principles within the Agile Organisation". Information & Software Technology (forthcoming). |
| Abrahamsson, P., Conboy, K. and Wang, X., (2009) "Lots Done, More To Do - The Current State of Agile Method Research: Challenges and Opportunities", European Journal of Information Systems, 18, 281-284. |
| Conboy, K. (2009) "Agility From First Principles: Reconstructing The Concept of Agility in Information Systems Development", Information Systems Research. 20. |
| Conboy, K., Fitzgerald, B. and Hartnett, G (2006) "Customising Agile Methods to Software Practices in Intel Shannon", European Journal of Information Systems, 15(2), 197-210. |
| Conboy, K. "Project Failure En Mass: A Study of Loose Budgetary Control in ISD Projects". European Journal of Information Systems, (forthcoming). |
Book Chapters |
| Costello, G. J., Conboy, K., Rochford, C. and Donnellan, B. (2007) "Building a Dolmen: An ISD Approach to the Management of Innovation". IN BARRY, C., LANG, M., WOJTKOWSKI, W., WOJTKOWSKI, G., WRYCZA, S. & ZUPANCIC, J. (Eds.), The Inter-Networked World: ISD Theory, Practice, and Education. New York, Springer-Verlag. |
| Conboy, K. and Fitzgerald, B. (2007) "Agile Drivers, Capabilities and Value: An Over-Arching Assessment Framework for Systems Development" in Desouza, K. (ed), Agile Information Systems: Conceptualisation, Construction and Management. pp. 207-222. Burlington, MA: Elsevier. |
| Conboy, K. and 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 Publishers, pp. 93-102. |
Research Reports and Policy Documents |
| Drury, M. Conboy, K. and Acton, T. (2012), “Understanding an Agile Software Development Team’s Decision-Making”, InterTradeIreland All-Ireland Innovation Programme, Community of Researchers, Research Briefing 05. (Download Briefing) |
Conference Papers |
| Coyle, S., Conboy, K. and Acton, T. (2011). "A Proposed Study of Contributions in Agile Systems Development". Proceedings of the 6th International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management (IRWITPM), Shanghai, China, Dec. 4th. |
| Coyle, S. Conboy, K. and Acton, T. (2011). "Losing the Plot: Decision Behaviours in Agile Systems Development". Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on on Information Systems (ACIS), Sydney, Australia, 30th Nov. - 2nd Dec. |
| Coyle, S. and Conboy, K. (2009) "A Case Study of Risk Management in Agile Systems Development", 17th European Conference on Information Systems, Verona, June 8th – 10th 2009. |
| Sharkey, U., Acton, T. and Conboy, K. (2009) "Optimal Product Information Display Formats in Online Shopping Scenarios: Implications for Management Practice and Policy Formation", Social Science Research and Policy Making: Bridging the Divide. NUI Galway, Ireland, Irish Social Sciences Platform, December 1st - 2nd, 2009. |
| Lang, M. and 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). Nanchan, China. |
| O'Neill, S., Scott, M. and Conboy, K. (2009) "A Delphi Study on Collaborative Learning in Distance Education". 17th Conference on Information Systems. Verona, Italy. |
| Sharkey, U., Acton, T. and Conboy, K. (2009) "Modelling the Effects of Decision Tools in Online Shopping", 22nd Bled eConference, Bled, Slovenia, June 14th - 17th. |
| Wang, X. and Conboy, K. (2009) "Understanding Agility In Software Development Through a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective", 17th European Conference on Information Systems. Verona, Italy. |
| Halonen, R., Acton, T., Golden, W. and Conboy, K. (2009) "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, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
| O'Boyle, P., Acton, T., Campion, M., Conboy, K. and Scott, M. (2009) "Towards a Toolset for Intranet Evaluation". 22nd Bled E-Commerce Conference on eEnablement, . Bled, Slovenia. |
| Conboy, K., Acton, T. and Halonen, R., (2009) "Presenting data for team-based decision-making in agile information systems projects". The 17th European Conference on Information Systems Verona, Italy. Paper 540. |
| Halonen, R., Haapala H., Acton, T., Conboy, K. and Golden, W. (2009) "Information Systems - unavoidable nuisances in combining local administratives?", 22nd Bled eConference eEnablement: Facilitating an Open, Effective and Representative eSociety Bled, Slovenia. |
| Coyle, S. and Conboy, K. (2009) "A Study of Risk Management in DSDM", XP Conference, Sardinia, May 25th-30th 2009. |
| Coyle, S., Conboy, K. and Acton, T. (2009). "Contribution Behaviours in Systems Development – A Position Paper", Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP) Conference, NUI Galway, December 1st-2nd, 2009. |
| Pikkarainen, M., Conboy, K., Coyle, S., Wang, X., Karlstom, D., Still, J and Kerievsky, J. (2009), "What Skills do we really need in Agile Software Development? – Discussion of Industrial Impacts and Challenges", XP Conference, Sardinia, May 25th- 30th 2009. |
| Coyle, S., Conboy, K. and Acton, T. (2009). "Contribution Behaviours in Systems Development – A Position Paper". Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP) Conference, NUI Galway, 1st-2nd Dec. |
| Sharkey, U., Acton, T. and Conboy, K. (2008) "Decisive and Incisive – The Path of DSS", Irish Social Science Platform Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, Sept 11 - 12. |
| Conboy, K. and Coyle, S. (2008) "People Over Process: The Implications of Agile for IS Skills", Pre-ICIS Workshop, Dauphine University, Paris, Dec. 13th. |
| Halonen, R., Acton, T., Conboy, K. and Golden, W. (2008) "Access rights as a part of information security in enterprises", WISP 2008 Third Pre-ICIS Workshop on Information Security and Privacy, Paris, France, December 13. |
| Conboy, K., Acton, T. and Halonen, R. (2008) "Data presentation for agile IS project decision making.",RTDMC-08 Pre-ICIS Workshop on Supporting real time decision-making: The role of context in decision support on the move. Paris, France, December 13. |
| Pikkarainen, M.; Wang, X.; Conboy, K. (2007) "Agile Practices in Use from an Innovation Assimilation Perspective: A Multiple Case Study", In the proceedings of ICIS 2007, 10-12 Dec, 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. and 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, UK. |
| Conboy, K. and Kirwan, O. (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. |
| Conboy, K. and Kirwan, O. (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. and Keaveney, S. (2006) "Cost Estimation in Agile Software Development", European Conference on Information Systems, Gothenberg, Sweden. |
| Conboy, K., Golden, W. and Fitzgerald, B. (2005) "Agility in Information Systems Development: A Three-Tiered Framework" in Baskerville, R. and 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. |
| Conboy, K. and Keaveney, S. (2004) "The Impact of Agility on Cost, Time and Scope" in Boehm, B. (ed) COCOMO IS Development Project Management Conference, Los Angeles, pp. 82-91. |
| Conboy, K. and Fitzgerald, B. (2004) "A Study of Agile Methods", European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finland, June, pp. 77-87. |
| Conboy, K. and Fitzgerald, B. (2004) "Towards a Conceptual Framework of Agile Methods" XP and Agile Conference, Alberta, Canada, pp. 25-34. |
| Conboy, K. and 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. |
| Conboy, K., Lang, M. and 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, WIT Business School, Waterford, Ireland. |
| Conboy, K. and 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, Vol. 1, Session 3. |
