Agile

Resources on Agile

Foundations of Agile, Part I —18F’s Alan Atlas and Alan Brouilette cover the fundamentals of Agile.
Foundations of Agile, Part II —18F’s Alan Atlas and Alan Brouilette cover the fundamentals of Agile.
18F De-risking Guides —Field guides for state and federal agencies on how to structure software development teams, write contracts, and oversee agile software activities to reduce risks and improve outcomes for end-users.
18F Guide to Product Management —Best practices on doing product management well
18F Methods —A collection of tools that describe how teams can put human-centered design into practice.

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Agile/Lean —Supporting people working with agile/lean methodologies and those who would like to learn more.

News and Events on Agile

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Building a User-Centered Data Strategy—Developing a data strategy is challenging, but 18F can help agencies with the process of creating an effective one. Our principles of user-centered design, agile, and iterative delivery can increase an agency’s chance for success in using data more effectively. — via 18F

Apr 01, 2021

Agile Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Agile Adoption and Implementation—Agile is an approach to software development in which software is developed incrementally and is continuously evaluated for functionality, quality, and customer satisfaction. Agile can reduce the risks of funding a program that fails or produces outdated technology. This GAO guide released in September 2020 presents federal auditors and others with best practices to assess the adoption and use of Agile in federal agencies and elsewhere. It is available in two files: a 268-page PDF, and a 290-page PDF that is accessible. — via Government Accountability Office

Dec 29, 2020

Acquisition

Discovery BPA Evaluation Process: How to Operationalize this Practice

This guide provides acquisition professionals the steps and resources needed to operationalize the evaluation process developed for the Discovery BPA.

Bridget Fields

Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi

Michelle McNellis

Ashley Owens

Rebecca Refoy

Oct 26, 2020

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DevOps

A Fresh Start With DevOps - Maybe

When legacy is used to define systems less than five years old, an agency can still encounter DevOps adoption challenges where you least expect them.

Brian Fox

Rayvn Manuel

Sep 22, 2020

Transform Federal Business Operations: Join the RPA Community of Practice

We share solutions to help individual agencies overcome the challenges that arise in designing and deploying an effective robotic process automation (RPA) program.

Jim Geoghegan

Jul 10, 2020

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10x

10x Project Lightning Talks: 2020

10x project teams will demonstrate their work to date and provide brief overviews of each project. We hope that these talks will highlight some of the most interesting work happening in government today and inspire others to submit ideas to 10x.

Jun 30, 2020

DevOps

Air Force COOL and 18F: Partnership and Flight Operations Software Agile Lessons Learned

Highlights from the Air Force Materiel Command & 18F partnership and the importance of organizational structure, roles of the core team, and user outreach for military and government DevOps.

Major Taylor M. Wilson

Jun 23, 2020

DevOps

DevOps Lessons Learned from the Air Force’s Early Cloud Journey

Lessons learned in the areas of people, processes, and tools from early efforts in the Air Force’s journey to a multi-cloud environment.

Lt. Col. Theodore J. Erickson

May 19, 2020

Video

The Hero’s Journey for Re-Skilling Talent (And Other Digital Adventures)

For those seeking ways to internally re-skill their workforce for digital transformation, a look at mythology reveals a recurring theme where those answering the call are involved in an iterative cycle of ‘leveling-up’, a theme that may help change-agents set conditions for successful retention and growth of organic digital talent.

Brian Fox

Major Jeremy F. Thomas

Apr 28, 2020

Acquisition

Experimenting with the Micro-Purchase Threshold

Utilizing the increased threshold, and what we learned.

Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi

Apr 24, 2020

366 views

Video

Why I Love My Agile Team!

Join us as we meet with Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) who is utilizing an agile approach to assist in further updating their topographical information and data.

Brian Fox

Mar 24, 2020

Call for Participation: Government UX Summit 2020

We’re looking for speakers to share their experiences as UX practitioners in government.

Jean Fox

Feb 27, 2020

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Video

10x Project Lightning Talks

In this webinar, 10x project teams demonstrate their work to date and provide brief overviews of each project. Topics range from federating data to agile budgeting to machine learning, and our hope is that these talks will inspire others to submit ideas to 10x.