B.Sc.,H.Dip,M.Comm.,PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer (Fixed Term)
Business Information Systems
Room 339
J.E Cairnes School of Business & Economics
Upper Newcastle Road

T: Ext: 4393
E: denis.dennehy@nuigalway.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Denis Dennehy is a lecturer with the Business Information Systems Group and Research Fellow with Lero | The Irish Software Research Centre at NUI Galway. His current research focuses on the application of (i) flow practices and tools, (ii) flow analytics, (iii) enactment of flow within the context of information systems development (ISD), and (iv) its implications for people, processes and organisations. He has published this work in ABS ranked journals including Information and Management (3*), Journal of Systems & Software (2*), Project Management Journal (1*), and the International Conference on Information Systems. 

He has a keen interest in current discourse on the socio-technical aspects of ISD (Lean, Flow, Scrum) and the emphasises on viewing ISD as evolving activity systems (teams, organisations) beyond a single user. His research is informed through extensive engagement with Lero industry project partners and is supported with the financial support of the Science Foundation Ireland grant 13/RC/2094 to Lero.

He is a Senior Editor of Information Technology & People and is Programme Director of the MSc. Business Analytics programme. 

Research Projects

  Project Start Date End Date
Temporality & Flow Concepts in Software Development Projects and Project Portfolios 01-MAY-16 31-DEC-20
Quantifying and Improving Flow in Distributed and Legacy Organizations 02-JUN-15 30-APR-16

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2018) '‘Big Time’: An Examination of Temporal Complexity and Business Value in Analytics'
Conboy, K; Dennehy, D; O'Connor, M (2018) '‘Big Time’: An Examination of Temporal Complexity and Business Value in Analytics'. Information & Management, [DOI] [Details]
(2018) 'Identifying Challenges and a Research Agenda for Flow in Software Project Management'
Dennehy, D; Conboy, K. (2018) 'Identifying Challenges and a Research Agenda for Flow in Software Project Management'. Project Management Journal, [Details]
(2017) 'Kanban in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study'
Ahmad, M-O; Dennehy, D; Conboy, K; Oivo, M (2017) 'Kanban in Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study'. Journal Of Systems And Software, [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Going with the Flow: An Activity Theory Analysis of Flow Techniques in Software Development'
Dennehy, D; Conboy, K. (2016) 'Going with the Flow: An Activity Theory Analysis of Flow Techniques in Software Development'. Journal Of Systems And Software, :160-173 [DOI] [Details]
(2016) 'Software Startups - A Research Agenda'
Unterkalmsteiner, M; Abrahamsson, P; Wang, XF; Anh, ND; Shah, S; Bajwa, SS; Baltes, GH; Conboy, K; Cullina, E; Dennehy, D; Edison, H; Fernandez-Sanchez, C; Garbajosa, J; Gorschek, T; Klotins, E; Hokkanen, L; Kon, F; Lunesu, I; Marchesi, M; Morgan, L; Oivo; M,Selig, C; Seppanen, P; Sweetman, R; Tyrvainen, P; Ungerer, C; Yague, A (2016) 'Software Startups - A Research Agenda'. E-Informatica-Software Engineering Journal, 10 :89-123 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Mobile payment value networks: designing a collaboration tool to approach key partnership issues'
Dennehy, D; Adam, F; Carton, F (2015) 'Mobile payment value networks: designing a collaboration tool to approach key partnership issues'. International Journal of Business Excellence, 8 (4):396-416 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Trends in mobile payment research: a review of literature'
Dennehy, D; Sammon, D (2015) 'Trends in mobile payment research: a review of literature'. Journal of Innovation Management, 3 (1):49-61 [Details]
(2013) 'International development: exploring the gap between organisations’ development policy and practice - a Southern perspective'
Dennehy, D; Fitzgibbon, M; Carton, F (2013) 'International development: exploring the gap between organisations’ development policy and practice - a Southern perspective'. AI & Society, 29 (2):221-230 [Details]
(2012) 'Framework for Mobile Payments Integration'
Carton, F; Hedman, J; Dennehy, D; Damsgaard, J; Tan, K; McCarthy, JB (2012) 'Framework for Mobile Payments Integration'. Electronic Journal Information Systems Evaluation, 15 (1):14-25 [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2017) 'Agility in Information Systems Development'
Conboy, K., Dennehy, D., Sweetman, R. and Morgan, L (2017) 'Agility in Information Systems Development' In: The Routledge Companion to Management Information Systems. London, UK: Routledge. [Details]
(2016) 'Leveraging Design Thinking to Innovate'
Dennehy, D; Adam, F; Carton, F (2016) 'Leveraging Design Thinking to Innovate' In: Open Innovation: A multifaceted perspective (Vol 1). UK: World Scientific. [Details]
(2014) 'Business Model Design Issues: The Case of Mobile Payments'
Dennehy, D; Adam, F; Carton, F (2014) 'Business Model Design Issues: The Case of Mobile Payments' In: Innovation in Financial Services: A Dual Ambiguity. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishers. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
(2017) International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
O'Connor, M; Dennehy, D; Conboy, K (2017) Examining the concept of temporality in Information System Development Flow International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) [Details]
(2017) IWSM Mensura
Estevam, A; Dennehy, D; Conboy, K (2017) Adopting Flow Analytics in Software Development Projects IWSM Mensura Gothenburg, Sweden, , 24-OCT-17 - 26-OCT-17 [Details]
(2016) International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
Dennehy, D; Conboy, K. (2016) Early Adoption of Flow Artefacts in ISD: An Activity Theory Perspective International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) [Details]
(2016) R&D Management
Dennehy, D; Kasraian, L; O’Raghallaigh, P; Conboy, K (2016) Product Market Fit Frameworks for Lean Product Development R&D Management Cambridge, UK, , 03-JUL-16 - 07-JUL-16 [Details]
(2014) Innovation for Financial Services
Dennehy, D; Sammon, D (2014) Trends in mobile payment research: a review of literature Innovation for Financial Services Montreal, Canada, [Details]
(2013) Proceedings of the 2nd International Cashless Society Roundtable Conference
Dennehy, D; Carton, F; Adam, F. (2013) Partnership Management in M-Payment Business Models: A Design Science Research Perspective Proceedings of the 2nd International Cashless Society Roundtable Conference [Details]
(2013) Proceedings of the 3rd Innovation for Financial Services Conference
Dennehy, D; Adam, F; Carton, F (2013) Designing a collaboration tool to assist practitioners approach key partnership issues when forming an m-payment business model Proceedings of the 3rd Innovation for Financial Services Conference [Details]
(2012) Proceedings of the 1st International Cashless Society Roundtable Conference
Dennehy, D; Adam, F; Carton, F (2012) Evaluating the business potential of mobile payment solutions - an application of the business model concept Proceedings of the 1st International Cashless Society Roundtable Conference [Details]
(2012) Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems Management and Evaluation (ECIME)
Dennehy, D; Adam, F; Carton, F (2012) Evaluating the process of delivering compelling value propositions: the case of m-payments Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems Management and Evaluation (ECIME) [Details]
(2012) Proceedings of the 2nd Innovation for Financial Services Conference
Dennehy, D; Carton, F; Adam, F. (2012) M-Payments: Exploring the process of creating and delivering value Proceedings of the 2nd Innovation for Financial Services Conference [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2017) OpenSym Conference,
Dennehy, D (2017) Proceedings Chair. [Conference Organising Committee Member], OpenSym Conference, Ireland , 23-AUG-17 - 25-AUG-17. [Details]
(2017) The Journey to Enterprise Excellence,
Estevam, A; Dennehy, D; Conboy, K (2017) Improving Flow in Distributed Software Development Environments. [Oral Presentation], The Journey to Enterprise Excellence, University of LImerick , 19-MAY-17 - 19-MAY-17. [Details]
(2017) European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS),
Dennehy, D (2017) Developing Activity Theory in Information Studies workshop. [Invited Lecture], European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Guimarães, Portugal , 06-JUN-17 - 06-JUN-17. [Details]
(2016) Mobile Payment Era,
Dennehy, D (2016) Executive Round Table Event. [Invited Lecture], Mobile Payment Era, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany , 24-OCT-16 - 24-OCT-16. [Details]
(2014) Innovation for Financial Services,
Dennehy, D; De Smet., D (2014) Interactive workshop that explored how design thinking and visualisation tools can enable innovation in financial services. [Co-chaired Session], Innovation for Financial Services, Montreal, Canada , 23-OCT-14 - 17-OCT-14. [Details]

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
2017/2018 IS & Project Management MS117 Information Systems
2017/2018 Business Analytics with SAP MS5109 Information Systems
2017/2018 IS Strategy & Innovation MS802 Information Systems
2017/2018 Contemporary Project Management MS325 Information Systems
2017/2018 Applied Systems Analysis MS821 Information Systems
2017/2018 IS Technology MS113 Information Systems