IS Development and Project Management
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Paper Type
Short
Paper Number
2056
Description
Management in traditional information systems development (ISD) lies with the IT project manager. In contrast, agile ISD teams are characterized by self-management and the IT project manager is eventually forced into a different role with potentially different tasks and responsibilities. However, empirical evidence on the consequences of agile ISD methods for IT project managers is lacking. Drawing on work-related identity theory, we aim to provide a comprehensive picture of how IT project managers construe themselves at work when confronted with agile ISD team settings. We conduct an interpretive field study interviewing IT project managers currently working in such settings and show preliminary results in this short paper. We expect to contribute to agile ISD research by creating consensus on the alleged paradox of self-managed agile ISD teams and IT project managers and to extend research on IT workforce. Finally, we intend to guide practitioners when designing agile ISD team settings.
Recommended Citation
Mueller, Lea and Toutaoui, Jonas, "Who Am I and What Am I Doing Here? - IT Project Manager Identity in Agile ISD Team Settings" (2020). ICIS 2020 Proceedings. 9.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2020/is_development/is_development/9
Who Am I and What Am I Doing Here? - IT Project Manager Identity in Agile ISD Team Settings
Management in traditional information systems development (ISD) lies with the IT project manager. In contrast, agile ISD teams are characterized by self-management and the IT project manager is eventually forced into a different role with potentially different tasks and responsibilities. However, empirical evidence on the consequences of agile ISD methods for IT project managers is lacking. Drawing on work-related identity theory, we aim to provide a comprehensive picture of how IT project managers construe themselves at work when confronted with agile ISD team settings. We conduct an interpretive field study interviewing IT project managers currently working in such settings and show preliminary results in this short paper. We expect to contribute to agile ISD research by creating consensus on the alleged paradox of self-managed agile ISD teams and IT project managers and to extend research on IT workforce. Finally, we intend to guide practitioners when designing agile ISD team settings.
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