Business Information Systems Staff Listing

Dr Sharon Coyle

B.Comm, M.BS, Ph.D

Contact Details

Assistant Professor
J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics
University of Galway
E: sharon.coyle@universityofgalway.ie
www.linkedin.com/in/sharoncoyle

Biography

Dr. Sharon Coyle is an Assistant Professor in Digital Business and Programme Director for the MSc. Sustainability Leadership at the University of Galway. Sharon previously worked in two of the world's top 20 Universities (as per QS World University Rankings), including as a Senior Lecturer with the School of Information Systems and Technology Management (SISTM) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, and as a Lecturer at the University of Sydney Business School. Sharon's extensive international experience has provided her with deep knowledge and insights into world-class education and research. She is an award-winning educator and holds a Ph.D, a Masters of Business Studies and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Galway.

Sharon has held numerous academic roles including academic lead for the design and inaugural delivery of an Executive-Education Systems Innovation Course with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Australian Navy. She has designed and delivered a variety of courses at Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Executive Education level receiving several awards for Outstanding Achievement in Education. During her time at UNSW, Sharon worked with the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) in their design and delivery of innovative, experiential courses within their world-renowned MBA Programmes, including 'MBAX' (ranked 4th in the world among the best global online MBA programmes).

Sharon has published and presented her research at leading international IS conferences and industry forums including the International Conference in Information Systems (ICIS), the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), and the Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS). Her work is also published in leading journals such as IEEE Software, the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business and the International Journal of Intelligent Information Systems. Sharon is particularly interested in research pertaining to educational innovation, adaptive project management, decision making and digital transformation.

Prior to joining academia, Sharon gained extensive industry experience in her work as a Management Consultant for Accenture working on a variety of high-profile projects for government bodies and financial services institutes.

Research Interests

Educational Innovation
Agile / Project Management
Decision Making
Digital Transformation
Sustainability

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	'A categorisation of dialectics in response to project uncertainty' Buhagiar, M., Pollack, J., Coyle, S. (2022) 'A categorisation of dialectics in response to project uncertainty'. International Journal Of Managing Projects In Business, 15 (2):350-370 [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'Evolving manufacturing mobility in Industry 4.0: the case of process industries' Barata, J., Da Cunha, P.R. and Coyle, S. (2020) 'Evolving manufacturing mobility in Industry 4.0: the case of process industries'. Journal Of Manufacturing Technology Management, 31 (1):52-71 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'People Over Process: Key Challenges in Agile Development' Conboy, K., Coyle, S., Wang, X., Pikkarainen, M. (2011) 'People Over Process: Key Challenges in Agile Development'. Ieee Software, 28 (4):48-57 [Details]
	(2013)	'Group Process Losses in Agile Software Development Decision Making' Coyle, S., Conboy, K., Acton, T. (2013) 'Group Process Losses in Agile Software Development Decision Making'. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 9 (2) [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	'Investigating Process-Parameters for Decision Quality in Software Development Teams' Coyle, S., Conboy, K., Acton, T. (2015) 'Investigating Process-Parameters for Decision Quality in Software Development Teams' In: Information Systems Development: Transforming Healthcare through Information Systems (ISD2015 Proceedings). Hong Kong: SAR: Department of Information Systems. [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	*Australasian Conference on Information Systems* Lazima, Z.T., Coyle, S. (2019) An Exploration of Project Approaches for International Development Projects Australasian Conference on Information Systems [Details]
	(2018)	*Australasian Conference on Information Systems* Barata, J., Da Cunha, P.R., Coyle, S. (2018) Guidelines for Using Pilot Projects in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Australasian Conference on Information Systems [Details]
	(2016)	*International Conference on Information Systems* Barata, J., Coyle, S. (2016) Incorporating Socially-Constructed Quality Metrics in Agile: A Multi-Faceted Perspective International Conference on Information Systems [Details]
	(2015)	*International Conference on Information Systems* Conboy, K., Acton, T., Coyle, S. (2015) An Exploration of the Relationship between Contribution Behaviours and the Decision Making Process in Agile Teams International Conference on Information Systems [Details]
	(2014)	*23rd International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD), Varazdin, Croatia* Coyle, S., Conboy, K., Acton, T. (2014) Examining the Relationship between Contribution Behaviours and Knowledge Sharing in Software Development 23rd International Conference on Information Systems Development (ISD), Varazdin, Croatia [Details]
	(2011)	*6th International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management (IRWITPM)* Coyle, S., Conboy, K., Acton, T. (2011) A Proposed Study of Contribution Behaviours in Agile Systems Development 6th International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management (IRWITPM) Shanghai, China, [Details]
	(2011)	*22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS)* Coyle, S., Conboy, K., Acton, T. (2011) Losing the Plot: Decision Behaviours in Agile Systems Development 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) Sydney, Australia, [Details]
	(2009)	*17th European Conference on Information Systems* Coyle, S., Conboy, K. (2009) A Case Study of Risk Management in Agile Systems Development 17th European Conference on Information Systems Verona, Italy, [Details]
	(2009)	*Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming, 10th International Conference, XP* Coyle, S., Conboy, K. (2009) A Study of Risk Management in DSDM Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming, 10th International Conference, XP [Details]
	(2009)	*Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming, 10th International Conference, XP* Pikkarainen, M., Conboy, K., Coyle, S., Wang, X., Karlstom, D., Still, J., Keriersky, J. (2009) What Skills do we really need in Agile Software Development? Discussion of Industrial Impacts and Challenges Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming, 10th International Conference, XP Sardinia, [Details]
	(2009)	*Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP) Conference* Coyle, S., Conboy, K., Acton, T. (2009) Contribution Behaviours in Systems Development - A Position Paper Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP) Conference NUI Galway, Ireland, [Details]
	(2008)	*3rd International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management (IRWITPM)* Conboy, K., Coyle, S. (2008) People Over Process: The Implications of Agile for IS Skills 3rd International Research Workshop on Information Technology Project Management (IRWITPM) Dauphine University, Paris, [Details]

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Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2020	Outstanding Achievement in Education	The University of Sydney Business School
2019	Nomination: Wayne Lonergan Award for Teaching Excellence	The University of Sydney
2019	Outstanding Achievement in Education	The University of Sydney Business School
2018	Outstanding Achievement in Education	The University of Sydney Business School
2017	Outstanding Achievement in Education	The University of Sydney Business School
2009	4-year Scholarship	Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP): Programme for Research in Third Level Institutes (PRTLI4)

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Association of Information Systems	Member	/
	Special Interest Group for Information Technology Project Management (SIGITPM)	Member	/

Teaching Interests

Some of courses Sharon has delivered include (but are not limited to):

Digital Strategy (MBA)
Systems Innovation (Executive MBA / MBAX)
Project Management in Context (Postgraduate)
Cybersecurity for Managers (MBA)
Agile Project Delivery (Postgraduate)
Information Systems Innovation (Postgraduate)
Leadership, Communication and Mindset (Executive Education)
Systems Analysis and Design (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business (Undergraduate)
Business Systems Design and Implementation (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
Applied Systems Analysis (Postgraduate)