Jan Pries-Heje

Jan Pries-Heje is a Professor at the Department of People and Technology at Roskilde University, specializing in Information Systems and leading the User Driven IT Innovation Research Group. His academic career includes roles at the IT University of Copenhagen and Gothenburg, with expertise in software engineering, project management, and agile methodologies. He holds M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Copenhagen Business School and is certified in ISO 9000 auditing and Bootstrap assessment.

Education:

• cand.merc.dat. (Master of Mercantile Data)
• Ph.D. in Information Systems (Copenhagen Business School)

Research Interests:

• Project Management Methodologies
• Design Science Research
• Agile and Sustainability Practices
• IT-Driven Organizational Change
• Public Sector IT Challenges

His work explores digital transformation, resistance to change, and sustainability design principles, with a focus on real-world implementation challenges.

Professional Roles:

• Chairman of IFIP Technical Committee 8 (Information Systems)
• Past President of IRIS (Scandinavian IS Association)
• Editorial Board Member of MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Journal, and Business & Information Systems Engineering

Key Projects:

• "SourceIT" (16M DKK Innovation Consortium)
• Green IT-procurement and Game For Green initiatives

Advisory & Grants:Consultant for Rigsrevisionens Evalueringspanel and contributor to municipal IT implementation studies. His projects emphasize practical application of theoretical frameworks.

Labs/Teams:Leads the User Driven IT Innovation Group, focusing on co-creative methods and boundary management in digital transformation.