Dr John McAvoy
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Business Information Systems
University College Cork
Cork University Business School
Cork University Business School
Biography
Prior to joining UCC, John worked in a variety of roles from Sys Admin in the aircraft manufacturing industry to leading a team of software developers in the telecomms industry. John's research in Information Systems Development Methodology Adoption has introduced a new approach to examining the interrelations between the project stakeholders and the ISD methodology. This new approach has highlighted elements that had previously not been identified. This research has been published in top ranked journals and leading academic conferences. John is also involved in Fintech research through the State Street Advanced Technology Centre where he is the co-director.
Research Domains
- Systems Development Methodology Adoption
- Agile software development methods
- Financial Research, Analysis and Communication
- Technology innovation
Publications
Journal article
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2007 | MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D., OWENS, I. (2007). A simple tool to assist in agile methodology adoption decisions. Journal of Decision Systems. doi:10.3166/jds.16.451-468. Details |
| 2019 | O'DRISCOLL, M., KIELY, G., MCAVOY, J. (2019). The data-driven pilot and the risk of personal sensitivity to a negative outcome. Journal of Decision Systems. doi:10.1080/12460125.2019.1620574. Details |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., SICKLE, E. V., CAMERON, B. (2009). A Successful Failure to Collaborate on Storage Technology Education. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education. doi:10.4018/jicte.2009041006. Details |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2009). The role of project management in ineffective decision making within Agile software development projects. European Journal of Information Systems. doi:10.1057/ejis.2009.22. Details |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2009). A Failure to Learn By Software Developers: Inhibiting the Adoption of an Agile Software Development Methodology. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research. doi:10.1080/15228053.2009.10856152. Details |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2009). Project Post-mortems Mindless Mismanagement of Agreement. Journal of Decision Systems. doi:10.3166/jds.18.53-73. Details |
| 2007 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2007). The impact of the Abilene Paradox on double-loop learning in an agile team. Information and Software Technology. doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2007.02.012. Details |
| 2006 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2006). Resisting the change to user stories: a trip to Abilene. International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management. doi:10.1504/ijiscm.2006.008286. Details |
| 2006 | BUTLER, T., MCAVOY, J. (2006). A paradox of virtual teams and change: an implementation of the theory of competing commitments. International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC). |
| 2013 | MCAVOY, J., NAGLE, T., SAMMON, D. (2013). A novel approach to breaking consensus in IS evaluations: The Agitation Workshop. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation. |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2009). The Dilution of Effort in Self-Evaluating Development Teams: Agile Loafing. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation. |
| 2006 | MCAVOY, J. (2006). 'Evaluating the Evaluations: Preconceptions of Project Post- Mortems. Electronic Journal of Information Systems Evaluation. |
| 2005 | MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D. (2005). Agile Methodology Adoption Decisions: An Innovative Approach to Teaching and Learning. Journal of Information Systems Education. |
| 2018 | BUTLER, T., MCAVOY, J. (2018). A critical realist method for applied business research. Journal of Critical Realism. |
| 2013 | MCAVOY, J., NAGLE, T., SAMMON, D. (2013). Using mindfulness to examine ISD agility. Information Systems Journal. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2575.2012.00405.x. Details |
| 2014 | SAMMON, D., NAGLE, T., MCAVOY, J. (2014). Analysing ISD performance using narrative networks, routines and mindfulness. Information and Software Technology. doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2014.01.007. Details |
| 2020 | BEARE, E. C., O’RAGHALLAIGH, P., MCAVOY, J., HAYES, J. (2020). Employees’ emotional reactions to digitally enabled work events. Journal of Decision Systems. doi:10.1080/12460125.2020.1782085. Details |
| 2021 | WALSH, C., GLEASURE, R., MCAVOY, J., O’LEARY, K. (2021). Understanding manager resistance to blockchain systems. European Management Journal, 39 (3), 353-365. doi:10.1016/j.emj.2020.10.001. Details |
| 2020 | DEMPSEY, M., BRENNAN, A., MCAVOY, J. (2020). Barriers and waste in the research grant application process in higher education through a Lean Six Sigma lens. Management and Production Engineering Review. doi:10.24425/MPER.2020.134938. Details |
| 2020 | MCAVOY, J., DEMPSEY, M., QUINN, E. (2020). Incremental Learning in a Capstone Project. Not All Mature Students Are the Same. International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. doi:10.4018/ijitlhe.2020040101. Details |
| 2022 | DEMPSEY, M., GEITNER, L., BRENNAN, A., MCAVOY, J. (2022). A Review of the Success and Failure Factors for Change Management. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 50 (1), 85 - 93. doi:10.1109/EMR.2021.3130989. Details |
| 2022 | BRENNAN, A., MCDONAGH, T., DEMPSEY, M., MCAVOY, J. (2022). Cosmic Sounds: A Game to Support Phonological Awareness Skills for Children With Dyslexia. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 15 (3). doi:10.1109/TLT.2022.3170231. Details |
| 2022 | DEMPSEY, M., BRENNAN, A., HOLZBERGER, A., MCAVOY, J. (2022). A review of the most significant challenges impacting conventional Project Management success. IEEE Engineering Management Review, 50 (3). doi:10.1109/EMR.2022.3187168. Details |
| 2022 | MCAVOY, J., MURPHY, C., MUSHTAQ, L., O’DONNELL, J., BRENNAN, A., DEMPSEY, M., KIELY, G. (2022). Portfolio Management: The Holistic Data Lifecycle. Drake Management Review, 12 (1/2), 49-66. |
Book chapter
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2008 | BUTLER, T., MCAVOY, J. (2008). The Desire for Cohesion in Virtual Teams. E-Collaboration in Modern Organizations: Initiating and Managing. |
| 2008 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2008). A Failure to Learn in a Software Development Team: The Unsuccessful Introduction of an Agile Method. Information Systems Development. Springer Publishing. Details |
| 2011 | MCAVOY, J., SICKLE, E. V., CAMERON, B. (2011). Collaboration between Academia and Industry. A Change in Approach. Online Courses and ICT in Education. IGI Global. Details |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2009). Competing Commitments Theory. Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems. IGI Global. Details |
Conference paper
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2008 | BUTLER, T., MCAVOY, J. (2008). Social inclusion and IT education: An institutional analysis. ICIS 2008 Proceedings. |
| 2005 | BUTLER, T., MCAVOY, J. (2005). A Paradox of the Change to User Stories: The Application of the Theory of Competing Commitments. ECIS 2005 Proceedings. |
| 2006 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2006). Looking for a place to hide: A study of social loafing in Agile teams. European Conference on Information Systems. |
Encyclopedia entry
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2008 | BUTLER, T., MCAVOY, J. (2008). Ineffective Decision Making in Adopting an Agile Software Development Methodology. IGI Global. |
| 2009 | MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D. (2009). Agile Methodology Adoption. Details |
Other
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2006 | MCAVOY, J., OWENS, I., SAMMON, D. (2006). Towards the development of a simple tool to assist in agile methodology adoption decisions: Agile adoption matrix. |
| 2012 | MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D., NAGLE, T. (2012). Breaking consensus in IS evaluations: The agitation workshop. Academic Conferences and Publishing. |
| 2012 | SAMMON, D., NAGLE, T., MCAVOY, J. (2012). The ISD process as a live routine: The mindless behaviours of a narrative network. Association of Information Systems. |
| 2019 | LANE, D., MCAVOY, J., RENWICK, R., O'REILLY, P. (2019). The Advent of Speech Based NLP QA Systems: A Refined Usability Testing Model. Springer Publishing. Details |
| 2017 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2017). Causal framework through retroduction and retrodiction. Association for Information Systems. |
| 2011 | SAMMON, D., NAGLE, T., MCAVOY, J. (2011). The ISD process as a “live routine”. |
| 2009 | SAMMON, D., MCAVOY, J., OWENS, I. (2009). Agile teams: Reflective debate and shared understanding. |
| 2008 | OWENS, I., MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D., MCAVOY, J. (2008). A sense-making approach to Agile method adoption. Scitepress. Details |
| 2005 | MCAVOY, J., BUTLER, T. (2005). A little information can be a dangerous thing for software developers. |
| 2004 | MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D. (2004). An innovative approach to learning and teaching around agile methodology adoption decisions. |
| 2004 | HEAVIN, C., MCAVOY, J., NEVILLE, K. M. (2004). Knowing the knower: A systems development case study. |
| 2009 | SAMMON, D., NAGLE, T., MCAVOY, J. (2009). The ISD process as a live routine. |
| 2011 | NAGLE, T., MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D. (2011). Utilising mindfulness to analyse agile global software development. |
| 2012 | MCAVOY, J., NAGLE, T., SAMMON, D. (2012). Breaking consensus in IS evaluations: The agitation workshop. |
| 2020 | MCAVOY, J. (2020). Determining Digital Transformation Success Factors. University of Hawaii. Details |
| 2020 | COONEY, A., HAYES, J., MCAVOY, J., O'REILLY, P., O’RAGHALLAIGH, P. (2020). Barriers to deciding on a consumption-based model for funding IT. Journal of Decision Systems. Details |
| 2020 | RUSSELL, K., O’RAGHALLAIGH, P., MCAVOY, J., HAYES, J. (2020). A cognitive model of digital transformation and IS decision making. Journal of Decision Systems. Details |
| 2019 | ALHARBI, F., MCAVOY, J., WOODWORTH, S. (2019). An Examination of Barriers to the Adoption of Smart Living Services: A Case Study of the Al-Madinah Region Development Authority. International Consortium for Electronic Business. |
| 2022 | WALSH, M. J., MCAVOY, J., SAMMON, D. (2022). Grounding data governance motivations: a review of the literature. Journal of Decision Systems. Details |