Agile

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

Through the use of an open-source procurement process, we created an experiment others can replicate to encourage Agile thinking.

Omid Ghaffari-Tabrizi

Apr 24, 2020

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

UX

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

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.

Nico Papafil

Sarah Crane

Will Cahoe

Jan 27, 2020

Video

Intro to Kanban, Part II

Part two of an introduction to Kanban and how to use it to model any flow-based process.

Alan Atlas

Alan Brouilette

Nov 14, 2019

Video

Intro to Kanban, Part I

Part one of an introduction to Kanban and how to use it to model any flow-based process.

Alan Atlas

Alan Brouilette

Nov 13, 2019

Video

Basics of Scrum, Part II

Scrum is the most widely used Agile software development methodology. This second session will go into more detail about what is happening during each of the Scrum ceremonies.

Alan Atlas

Alan Brouilette

Nov 12, 2019

Video

Basics of Scrum, Part I

Scrum is the most widely used Agile software development methodology. This session will cover the basics of Scrum at a very high level.

Alan Atlas

Alan Brouilette

Nov 08, 2019

Video

Foundations of Agile, Part II

Part two of exploring the fundamentals of the Agile methodology will look at the external view of producing customer value and the difficulty of adopting Agile methods.

Alan Atlas

Alan Brouilette

Nov 05, 2019

Video

Foundations of Agile, Part I

This is the first of two sessions that will explore the fundamentals of the Agile methodology.

Alan Brouilette

Alan Atlas

Nov 04, 2019

You might not be as agile as you think you are

The mandate to be agile is everywhere. But agile isn’t an on-off switch. It’s a skill and a mindset that is developed over time, through dedicated work, open teams, and lots (and lots) of practice — via 18F

Jun 18, 2019

Experiments in Tweaking Agile for UX

Designers at the Federal Reserve Board share how they adjusted the agile process to work better for their team.

Meghan Lazier

Jessica Skretch

Jul 17, 2018

How One Team is Making the Transition to Agile

A hybrid approach of waterfall and agile practices is helping the USGS make the transition to agile.

Andrew J. Stauffer

Jun 26, 2018

Thinking About Going Agile? 5 Benefits Your Office Will Reap With Agile Methods

Five benefits of using agile methodologies that can help federal employees improve the quality of their work.

Brian Fox

Apr 03, 2018

Thinking About Going Agile? Consider Mass Training to Facilitate the Change

How organizational instruction can help transform the processes and culture of your office.

Brian Fox

Mar 13, 2018

Managing Custom Software Development in Government When You’re Not a Software Engineer

As custom software development becomes integral to accomplishing any program’s mission, many managers in government find themselves faced with handling the unfamiliar: overseeing the design and implementation of a digital product that is functional, user-friendly, and necessary for realizing your program’s mission.

Kaitlin Devine

Sep 21, 2017

Four Challenges of Adopting Team Structures (And How Leaders Can Mitigate Them)

If you’re considering “going agile,” one of the critical components of such a transformation will be adopting team structures. In your current, pre-teaming state, your developers are probably working by themselves, and may be engaging directly with stakeholders. Agile will place your developers into teams. Teaming is important, as it will enable your development staff

Brian Fox

Jun 15, 2017

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