QUALIFICATION AND GRANTING INSTITUTION

2010

The University of the West Indies, Mona

PhD in Information Systems 

1997

The University of the West Indies, Mona

M.Sc. in Information Systems

1995

University of Technology, Jamaica

BBA in Management

1978

University of Technology, Jamaica

Diploma in Education – Mechanical Technology

TRAINING

• IDU Training Session – Creating excitement in the classroom: Overcoming student apathy on October 12, 2012 and facilitated by Dr. Todd Zakrajsek
• IDU Training Session – Course development: Crafting the course outline workshop on April 25, 2012
• IDU Training Session - Portfolio/Teaching Dossier Workshop facilitated by Dr. Chisholm on April 12, 2012
• DOMS Teaching and Learning Workshop on September 1, 2011
• The Teaching Professor Conference in Atlanta, USA – May 2011 
• IDU Training Session – Making your Teaching Come Alive on Friday October 15, 2010
• Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Workshop facilitated by Dr. A. Mills –August 2010
• Seminar on “How to Supervise Graduate Students Pursuing Research Degrees” facilitated by Dr. A. Mills – August 2010
• IDU Training Session – Active and Interactive Teaching Methods on Thursday May 27, 2010

PUBLIC SERVICE

• Keynote speaker at a Diaspora Information Session hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa, Canada and the Jamaica Association of Montreal, Canada on April 29, 2013 on the topic “Leveraging new Technologies for Wealth Creation and National Development.”

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY AND EXPERIENCE

• Session Chair at the Academy of Business Research Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica on November 13, 2013
• Reviewer for the Journal of Information Technology for Development (JITD) – September 2013
• Reviewer for the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS) – 47 Conference – January 2014
• Member of the Association of Information Systems (AIS) since 2006
• Reviewer for the Americas Conference in Information Systems – March 2013
• Reviewer for the International Conference on Information Resources Management – January 2013
• Reviewer for the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS) – 46 Conference – January 2013
• Reviewer for the 5th Annual Pre-ICIS Workshop - SIG ICT in Global Development – December 16, 2012
• Reviewer for the International Conference on Information Resources Management – January 2012
• Reviewer for the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS) – 45 Conference – January 2012
• Session Chair at the Academy of Business Research Conference in New Orleans, USA on March 15, 2012
• Session Chair at the Academy of Business Research Conference in Las Vegas, USA on November 15, 2011
• Reviewer for the 17th Americas Conference in Information Systems – March 2011
• Reviewer for the International Conference on Information Resources Management – February 2011
• Session Chair at the International Conference on Information Resources Management (conf-IRM) in Jamaica on Tuesday May 18, 2010.
• Reviewer for the International Conference on Information Resources Management – January 2010.
• Reviewer for the International Conference on Information Resources Management – November 2009.
• Session Chair at the Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) in New Zealand on Thursday 4, December 2008.
• Reviewer for the Australasian Conference on Information Systems – July 2008.
• Reviewer for the African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS) – January 2008
• Reviewer for the Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS) Journal – June 2007.

Faculty -Social Sciences

University -The University of the West Indies

City -Mona, Kingston

Country -Jamaica

EXTRA DEPARTMENTAL UWI SERVICE

1.My research work was featured in UWI Research Day Magazine – January 2012.

2.Presenter/Facilitator at the IDU Teaching Skills Workshop on Effective Teaching Strategies - January 18, 2012.

3.Member of the Interview Panel for the Jasmine Chin Memorial Scholarship – October 2011.

4.Faculty of Social Sciences Representative to Develop a Comprehensive Maintenance Plan for Mona – January 2011. Made a PowerPoint presentation to the group on Developing Maintenance Plans.

5.Career Talk at Kingston College in January 2011.

6.Presenter/Facilitator at the HLS Trade Union Seminar on Time and Productivity on July 14, 2010.

7. ‘UWI in Action’ Radio Broadcast on Nationwide 5 on Thursday March 11, 2010 discussing my PhD research, its findings and implications for research and practice. 

8.Member of the Teaching and Learning Group at the Social Sciences Faculty Cross Campus Conference at Barbados in January 2010. 

9.Coordinate Structural Equation Modeling Workshop with Dr. A. Mills, Canterbury University – New Zealand, as the facilitator in May 2009.

10.Presenter/Facilitator at the HLS Trade Union Seminar on Time and Productivity on February 24, 2009.

11.Career Talk at Mona High School in November 2008.’

12.Conducted a motivational talk with the DBA group (Cohort 1) on June 15, 2008.  

13.Conducted a Training Seminar in March 2007 on Maintenance Work Plan to UWI’s Maintenance Department managers, supervisors and administrators.

RESEARCH

Refereed Research Based/Scholarly Publications

Accepted for Publication: 

Ramdani, Boumediens, Chevers, D.A. & Williams, Densil (2014). SMEs adoption of enterprise applications: A technology-organization-environment model. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (JSBED).

Currently under review for publication:

Chevers, D.A., Duggan, E.W. Mills, A. M. & Moore, S.A. (????). Promoting the adoption of software process improvement in the English-speaking Caribbean: The nominal group technique process. Targeted Journal: Information and Software Technology Journal.

Publications

Journal Article (Peer reviewed):

Chevers, J.E., Chevers, D.A. & Munroe, T (2013). The internal audit process and good governance: Toward a research model. Academy of Business Research Journal, 1, p. 48-58.

Chevers, D.A., Duggan, E.W., & Moore, S. (2012). The Contribution of Process, People and Perception to Information Systems Quality and Success: A Jamaican Study. The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries, 55, 4, p. 1-22.

Chevers, D.A., Duggan, E. & Moore, S. (2012). Factors that influence the quality and success of information systems in firms within the English-speaking Caribbean. Academy of Business Research Journal, 4, p. 107-118.

Chevers, D.A. & Duggan, E.W. (2007). A Modified Capability Framework for Improving Software Production Processes in Jamaican Organizations. The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries, 30, 4, p. 1-18.

Abstracts:

Chevers, D.A. & Chevers, J.E. (2013). Information technology material weaknesses and its relations to good corporate governance in government and non-government firms in Jamaica. Abstract and paper presentation at the Academy of Business Research International Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 13-15, 2013.

Chevers, J.E., Chevers, D.A. & Munroe, T (2013). The role of information system and risk management on the Government of Jamaica Central Treasury Management Process. Abstract and paper presentation at the Academy of Business Research International Conference, Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 13 – 15, 2013.

Awarded Best Paper in the Public Administration Section.

Chevers, J.E., Munroe, T. & Chevers, D.A. (2012). The role of internal audit on good governance in the Jamaican public sector: A risk management perspective. Abstract and paper presentation at the Academy of Business Research International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, March 14 – 16, 2012, p. 68.

Awarded Best Paper in the Public Administration Section.

Chevers, D.A., Duggan, E.W., Goulbourne, S. & Moore, S. (2011). Factors influencing information systems quality and success in English-speaking Caribbean firms. Abstract and paper presentation at the Academy of Business Research Winter 2011 International Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada USA, November 14 – 16, 2011, p. 69.

Awarded Best Paper in the Management Section.

Conference/Scientific Papers (Peer reviewed)\

Chevers, D.A. (2013). Determinants of Process Maturity in English-speaking Caribbean Firms. Proceedings at the International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM) in Natal, Brazil on May 22-24, 2013, Paper ID: P25, p. 1-12.

Chevers, D.A., Mills, A. & Duggan, E. (2012). Developing a model of information systems quality and success in developing countries. Proceedings at the International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM) in Vienna, Austria on May 21-23, 2012, Paper R86, p. 1-8.

Mills, A.M., Tennant, V. & Chevers, D.A. (2011). Understanding mobile Internet diffusion: The case of Jamaica. Proceedings of SIG GlobDev 4^th Annual Workshop, Shanghai, China, December 3, 2011, p. 1-16.

Chevers, D.A. & Duggan, E.W. (2010). A preliminary study of the use of software process improvement initiatives in Jamaica. Proceedings of the 3^th International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM), Montego Bay, Jamaica, May 16-18, 2010, Paper 11 - 7P, p. 1-7.

Chevers, D.A., Moore, S., Duggan, E.W. & Mills, A.M. (2008). Identifying Key Software Development Practices in the English-speaking Caribbean using the Nominal Group Technique. Proceedings of the 19^th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), Christchurch, New Zealand, December 3-5, 2008, p. 229-239.

Chevers, D.A., Duggan, E.W. & Moore, S. (2008). Using a Modified Nominal Group technique Process to identify Key Process Maturity Practices in the English-speaking Caribbean. Proceedings of the 3^rd International Management Conference, Bridgetown, Barbados, November 20-21, 2008, p. 1-15.

Duggan, E.W. & Chevers, D.A. (2008). Agile Systems Development Versus Process-Centricity: A Conflict of Priorities? Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM), Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada May 18-20, 2008, p. 7-14.

Chevers, D.A. & Duggan, E.W. (2006). Assessing Software Process Maturity and Discipline in the English-speaking Caribbean. Proceedings of the Twelfth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, Mexico August 4-6, 2006, Paper 429, p, 1-8.

Poster (Peer reviewed)

Chevers, D.A., Duggan, E.W., Goulbourne, S. & Moore, S. (2011). Key influencing factors of information systems quality and success in Jamaican organizations. Poster at the 17^th Americas Conference on Information Systems, Detroit, Michigan August 4–7, 2011.