The past two years have taught us many things. Key among them is the way the federal government works has changed and will continue to evolve. Indeed, the same forces that have disrupted the private sector, including new hybrid work models, exploding volumes of data, more...
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the value of application modernization in the federal government came into sharp relief. Those agencies that invested in cloud-based, user-focused services were well positioned to respond to the demands of the pandemic, ensure continuity in the delivery of citizen services,...
Like many other previously inviolable principles in the world of federal information technology (IT), the conventional wisdom surrounding how application development projects can and should be managed is being upended. Increased adoption of Agile processes and other innovations related to geographically distributed collaboration have rendered the...
Earlier this year our CEO, Amy Wright, wrote about how the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is helping the federal government solve its toughest application service delivery challenges by scaling Agile within their organizations. The benefits of SAFe include greater alignment around customer needs, transparency across...
Federal IT is being disrupted. Driven by regulation, budget constraints, and the need to deliver more value-driven capabilities, agencies are seeking to optimize their current technology services, improve IT operations, and replace legacy technologies. This year, Gartner posits that government IT will need to adopt fresh,...
The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively is critical for DevOps. Common missteps in the decision-making process include the failure to factor the “Cost of Delay” and “Loss Aversion Bias.” Cost of Delay is a way of communicating the impact of time on the outcomes...
Good managers understand the value of change. Better managers understand that change can take time and is best applied in small, consumable chunks. An organization’s survival depends upon its ability to respond to environmental changes appropriately and efficiently. Those that are too late to see...