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.
Project Management
3 Steps to Turn Boring Standards Into Innovation
Basic standards are the foundation to build more effective and innovative federal services for the future.
Phase 2: Evaluating Alternatives
In this post we will extend our product lifecycle, adding detail that creates epics from themes, considering buy versus build, and cost. Finally, we will evaluate the options using four criteria.
Defining DevOps Framework
DevOps has many different definitions. I define it as the standard framework or set of practices, processes and tools that development and operations teams use to deliver a service which produces a business value.
Phase 1: Defining a New Software Development Program
It’s a problem when an ambitious scope is used to justify a particular spend and then the scope is reduced to hit some deadline without reducing the cost.
5 Tips to Use Agile for Digital Communications
Using Agile for digital communications can help you drive innovation, boost productivity, and deliver outcomes that map to your program’s goals.
6 Free, Useful and Tested Apps for the Discerning Govie
The skillset required for the civil service today is a far cry from the civil service your parents and grandparents knew. Technology is one of the leading reasons for the change. Here are some tested apps for the discerning civil servant.
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Government Through Collaboration
A government that works together serves its people better. Yet, interdepartmental collaboration can be difficult to foster and maintain. How can departments align their objectives and start working together?
Government Innovation Starts With an Army of One
Government innovation starts with realizing one federal employee can create change within the whole ecosystem and their agency.
Mission Possible: How Presidential Innovation Fellows Help Government
Presidential Innovation Fellows help solve problems facing America that are too difficult for the federal government to address alone.