This volume features a collection of papers on emerging concepts significant insights novel
approaches and ideas in information systems development. It examines advances in information
systems development in general and their impact on the development of new methods tools and
management. The book draws on selected invited papers from the 26th International Conference on
Information Systems Development (ISD) held in Larnaca Cyprus September 6 - 8 2017. The
revised and expanded papers present research that focuses on methods tools and management in
information systems development. These issues are significant as they provide the basis for
organizations to identify new markets support innovative technology deployment and enable
mobile applications to detect sense interpret and respond to the environment.