Paper Number
ICIS2025-1439
Paper Type
Short
Abstract
When firms undergo digital transformation, their information systems development (ISD) must shift from developing on-premises applications to developing cloud-native applications. As recent studies have conceptualized ISD as an organizational routine, we adopt this lens to study the specific effects of cloud affordances on ISD and its routines. This study examines the shifts in ISD routines and the interplay between ostensive and performative aspects of those routine shifts of development teams to cloud-native development. To this end, we conduct a multiple-case study at EuroSoft, a European software company with four ISD projects shifting from on-premise to cloud development. We present preliminary results of our investigation, revealing two ISD routine shifts: (1) work boundary shift and (2) temporal shift. Our study aims to advance the understanding of routine dynamics in cloud transformations, offering implications for theory and practice. From this, we outline the next steps in this research project.
Recommended Citation
Rolfes, Theresa; Haskamp, Thomas; Wuttke, Tobias; and Uebernickel, Falk Prof. Dr., "Navigating the Cloud Transformation: Routine Shifts in Information Systems Development Projects" (2025). ICIS 2025 Proceedings. 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2025/isdesign/isdesign/4
Navigating the Cloud Transformation: Routine Shifts in Information Systems Development Projects
When firms undergo digital transformation, their information systems development (ISD) must shift from developing on-premises applications to developing cloud-native applications. As recent studies have conceptualized ISD as an organizational routine, we adopt this lens to study the specific effects of cloud affordances on ISD and its routines. This study examines the shifts in ISD routines and the interplay between ostensive and performative aspects of those routine shifts of development teams to cloud-native development. To this end, we conduct a multiple-case study at EuroSoft, a European software company with four ISD projects shifting from on-premise to cloud development. We present preliminary results of our investigation, revealing two ISD routine shifts: (1) work boundary shift and (2) temporal shift. Our study aims to advance the understanding of routine dynamics in cloud transformations, offering implications for theory and practice. From this, we outline the next steps in this research project.
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