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August 30, 2016 By AMK

Why agile is still so hard for the government

Getting more of the federal government to buy agile technology services will be anything but quick, analysts say.

Transition to AgileIn the past couple years, pockets of the federal government have tried to promote agile software development, a process in which customers and coders work closely on small chunks of larger tech projects, rapidly spinning out and testing prototypes.

One example is the General Services Administration’s tech consultancy team, 18F, which debuted a pre-approved list of vendors who specialize in this methodology; other groups, including the Homeland Security Department, are following suit. Many private-sector tech recruits, including members of 18F, have made it their mission to eliminate the waterfall approach, in which a product’s requirements are decided upfront and then revisited, often years later, after launch.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2016/08/government-has-way-go-agile/131034

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: 18F, agile, BPA, DHS, EPA, GAO, GSA, IT, technology

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