XP, the International Conference on Agile Software and System Development, is the premier agile software development conference, providing a unique forum where researchers, practitioners, agile thought leaders, coaches, and trainers present and discuss their most recent innovations, research results, experiences, trends and concerns in the field of Agile Software and System Development.

XP2019 marks the 20th edition of the “First Conference in Agile”. Whether you are new to agile, a seasoned practitioner, an executive, or a researcher – XP will provide you with a broad-based learning and networking experience. The theme for XP2019 will be “Agile – the Next 20 Years: Share and Discover!”

Agile continues to advance – and the focus of the XP conference program has expanded over the years. While the first XP conference focused on eXtreme Programming and pre-dated the “Agile Manifesto” – XP2019 solicits contributions that address all modern agile approaches, as well as the application of agile to applications including but not limited to: DevOps, FinTech, AI/ML, IoT, and other mission critical systems with global reach.

The XP 2019 conference will be in downtown Montréal at the École de technologie supérieure, an engineering school part of the Université du Québec network.  A renowned metropolis in the province of Québec that is among the largest cities in North America,  Montréal is home to multiple and diverse attractions. In addition to the large Francophone population, there is also a sizable Anglophone community and many cultural communities, which gives the city a cosmopolitan flair. Boasting a human dimension in a city where everyone feels safe, Montréal features vibrant neighbourhoods and numerous green spaces, along with restaurants to suit every taste and budget.

We invite submissions of unpublished high-quality research papers (full and short) related to agile and lean software development. We welcome submissions addressing topics across the full spectrum of agile software development, broadly on agile, on issues of concern to researchers or practitioners (or both).

The topics of interest to this year’s conference include, but not restricted to, the following:

• Agile and lean approaches to requirements gathering, testing, release management and deployment
• Tools and techniques for agile and lean development
• Qualitative/quantitative improvement techniques for agile and lean processes and products
• Measurement and metrics for agile projects, agile processes, agile software and agile teams
• Agile sustainability, evolution and revolution
• Adopting and adapting agile and lean in large projects and organizations
• Agile practices in global software development and offshoring
• Agile and lean software business and software startups
• Foundations and conceptual studies of and for agile and lean methods
• Empirical studies and evaluations
• Teaching and using agile methods in education and research
• Emerging topics and future directions for modern agile

Submission that based on empirical studies based on practitioners and academy collaboration are encouraged.

The XP 2019 conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP).

Submissions will be first screened on rigor and relevance, and then evaluated by at least three members of the program committee, mostly based on soundness, significance, novelty, replicability, and presentation quality.

All submissions must conform to the LNBIP formatting and submission instructions. See instructions for authors at https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conference-proceedings-guidelines

Papers length should not exceed 15 pages (full papers) and 7 pages (short papers).

• There is no limit on the number of submissions an author may submit, but authors are advised to focus on quality rather than on quantity.
• By submitting to the XP Research Papers Track, authors acknowledge that they are aware of and agree that papers submitted to XP 2019 must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under review or submitted for review elsewhere while under consideration for XP 2019.
• Papers must be submitted electronically via EasyChair by the defined deadline. Link to EasyChair submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xp2019

• Submission deadline: Jan 17, 2019 .
• Notification to authors: Feb 19, 2019.
• Camera ready due: Mar 03, 2019.

All dates are defined as AoE (Anywhere on Earth).

Co-chairs:

• Philippe Kruchten, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Steven Fraser, Innoxec, USA

Members of the program committee:

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the program co-chairs at xp2019@easychair.org .

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MORE INFORMATION

All tracks and sessions of XP 2019 are available at the conference website along with the specific call for submissions, dates, committees, and guidelines.