LAF 2019 : Lean-Agile Frontiers 2019

CALL FOR PAPERS
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Lean-Agile Frontiers 2019
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA, USA
October 28-29, 2019
http://agileenterprise.engineering/


PUBLICATION
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A selection of papers, after going through a standard submission, review, and acceptance process, will be published as a stand-alone book by Springer.
The selection criteria for inclusion into the book will be relevance and quality.


IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission: July 15, 2019
Notification: August 15, 2019
Final Version: September 15, 2019

SCOPE
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The Lean-Agile Frontiers forum aims to spearhead a serious discussion and collaboration between researchers & practitioners or academia & industry. Our mission is to expand the frontiers of knowledge across Lean, Agile, DevSecOps, Design /Service Thinking, Digital Transformation, Organization Design, Change Management, and Innovation. Our focus is how each of these disciplines and cultures reshape modern Enterprises.
The forum launches reality informed scientific inquiries for new ways of working while addressing emerging challenges in transforming to Lean-Agile Enterprises.


SUGGESTED TOPICS
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Theme: Practices and Behaviors
• Lean-Agile leadership and management
• Lean-Agile metrics and maturity assessment
• Agile frameworks and applicability
• System thinking and ecosystem
• Product Discovery and Innovation Practices
• DevSecOps
• Design Thinking, Service Design, Innovation
• Teaching Lean-Agile Practices in academia

Theme: Organization and Structure
• Lean-Agile enterprise and organization
• Enterprise Engineering
• Agile Transformation and Adoption Organizations
• Holacracy and Self-Organization
• Organization Models; Spotify
• Innovation Organization Structures and Cultures
Theme: Meaningful Purpose
• Agile transformation and implementation
• Agile transformation challenges
• Agile implementation anti-patterns
• Lean-Agile journey and roadmap
• Change management and leading change


PAPER FORMATS
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- Research Papers: max. 15 pages long presenting mature research results
- Industry Presentations: max. 8 pages long presenting practical experience, results, and case studies
Authors may decide to submit their papers into one of the categories by themselves and the conference chairs may decide based on the reviews to recommend a Research Paper as an Industry Presentation