Get Your Finances in Order – Shutdown Budgeting 101
More people are thinking about their retirement right now because they’ve been under pay freezes, budget cuts, sequestration and furloughs.
Project Management
3 Lessons on Life and Law Taught by the Kitchen Sink
My favorite quote that I’ve ever come across was written on the wall of a high school bathroom stall. “The meaning of life is a life of meaning,” read the handwriting, scribbled in bold Sharpie on cracked and faded tile.
Government Transformation Projects: Where Does Cybersecurity Fit In?
Common themes that make or break the success of the project are consistent. This includes how cybersecurity fits into the transformation. Every project has five phases and cybersecurity efforts must be a part of all of them.
How to Peel an IT Modernization Onion
Onions have multiple layers and can make people cry. IT modernization is similar as it unfolds in stages and can cause tears if handled recklessly.
Got Data? Now You Need a Plan
There’s a popular saying that “numbers never lie.” It has a nice ring to it, but in reality, the adage requires that the numbers share a common language.
4 Project Management Approaches to Know
There are four service delivery and development approaches that any government project manager must know, given their increased popularity and potential to dramatically improve productivity.
The Value of Partnerships in Technology Implementations
You can achieve better results in technology implementations by seeking the assistance of others and not trying to go it alone.
How Agencies Can Adopt Agile Practices
Government organizations at all levels are increasingly adopting agile development approaches like DevOps. Not only do these iterative, collaborative processes speed up delivery times for critical digital services and applications, they also meet unique public sector needs.
The Risk of Change
The purpose of software oversight is nothing more than to manage the risk of failure. The cost of oversight is more of the cost of risk avoidance.
3 Steps to Turn Boring Standards Into Innovation
Basic standards are the foundation to build more effective and innovative federal services for the future.