Hello. I’m curious if there’s anyone here who has tried to use Agile, or an Agile philosophy no Federal projects. Specifically, I’m interested in learning how people have managed to report project status within the structures that have traditionally been used for “waterfall” projects. Agile doesn’t seem to fit with the CPIC or Exhibit 300Read… Read more »
Creating a platform that works for you There is a lot of buzz around the word platform recently. From the source of all knowledge (Wikipedia): “Platform technology is a term for technology that enables the creation of products and processes that support present or future development.” The key word in here is enables. For companiesRead… Read more »
When disasters strike towns and cities, 911 centers quickly become inundated with calls beyond those that are truly life-threatening situations. The result is that emergency response is delayed which can sometimes lead to deadly consequences. A case in point is a story in the New York Post about how New York City’s 911 center wasRead… Read more »
The DOI is implementing a department-wide records management and electronic archiving solution, powered by the cloud. The move is expected to reduce manual processes related to printing and filing by 42% in the first two years. Check out OpenText’s infographic for more info about ECM-amazing agencies. Link to Web: http://campaigns.opentext.com/content/EIMgraphic
A new research report from OpenText outlines the status of Federal enterprise information management Link to Web: http://campaigns.opentext.com/forms/eimreport?goback=%2Egmr_2076501%2Egde_2076501_member_175814851
By Donald Freedman, Senior Fellow, DoD DAWIA III, PMP Professional sports have successfully used Performance Based Contracting. Baseball players get bonuses for such things as making the all-star team, or winning so many games as a pitcher. Football players sometimes have a contract bonus tied to the number of offensive or defensive plays in whichRead… Read more »
One of my teams is transitioning from using Kanban to Scrum for discrete development. We’ll probably continue using both because some of what we do is specific to a particular release of a product, and some of the work is support work. I’m excited because we are taking another step in the right direction towardsRead… Read more »
By Tom Kuhn, PhD and Fellow, DAWIA III from Integrity Matters blog For a better part of twelve years the federal budget has been pretty ample and programs were free to operate in a much more flexible environment. “Supplemental” allotments of funding were in large supply at the Department of Defense (DoD). Then the faucetRead… Read more »
I often question the results for each accomplishment that comes out from a leadership or management report, especially in the public sectors. I often ask myself, “Do I know this?, who has benefited from this?, is it a quick fix for a political gain or for the benefit of the organization and the employees?, isRead… Read more »
By Michael Ipsaro, PMP, CCE/A from Integrity Matters blog How a deep dive review can lead you to program gold. Routine monitoring of your acquisition program is important but is it enough to prevent problems that could damage your mission? Conducting a program assessment can reveal insights on a program’s health that will not onlyRead… Read more »