2024-05-29 For health and human services (HHS) agencies, the old way of implementing new technology and programs just isn't cutting it. Technology constraints and rigid legacy systems have hamstrung the business experts who understand the policies, regulations, and frontline realities for...
2023-04-13 Cybersecurity is an endlessly challenging topic, and recently, the software supply chain has proven to be vulnerable. Executive Order 14028, which President Biden signed in May 2021, sets out a comprehensive approach to securing our digital infrastructure. The order establishes...
2023-03-22 I recently worked with a large organization to help one of their divisions adopt the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) more effectively. Having recently implemented SAFe, they quickly began seeing improvements across the division. They were very proud of how they...
2023-02-27 Agile Earned Value Management techniques can help agencies keep projects on time and on budget.
2020-09-10 When I am not studying businesses and working to encourage lean and agile principles, I read history and study the various forms of government societies have experimented with. Though politics is always a dangerous field to tread in I thought...
2020-04-22 Many agile IT initiatives are going on right now to improve systems that support the front lines of fighting this pandemic, and the economic challenges that come with it. So, how can these efforts move forward most effectively in a...
2020-04-22 Now is not the time to pull back on agile. The ability to pivot to changing markets and world events is more important now than ever.
2020-04-15 In part one of this two-part blog series, I examined the challenges and opportunities for applying the first 6 guiding principles of agile at scale, looking at some of the frameworks that are designed to help organizations address this challenge...
2020-03-31 The agile manifesto and principles have been excellent guiding lights for the IT industry for close to 20 years. They have revolutionized the way software is developed and have spawned the DevOps practices that many organizations are adopting for their...