Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns
This technical note (TN), the second in an SEI series on Agile in the DoD, addresses some of the key issues that either must be understood to ease the adoption of Agile or are seen as potential barriers to adoption of Agile in the DoD acquisition context. These topics were introduced in the first TN of the series, Considerations for Using Agile in DoD Acquisition (CMU/SEI-2010-TN-002). For this TN, the SEI gathered more data from users of Agile methods in the DoD and delved deeper into the existing body of knowledge about Agile before addressing them. Topics considered here include: why DoD is interested in Agile methods; what it means to be Agile in the DoD; managing and contracting for Agile programs; technical milestone reviews in a DoD Agile acquisition context; estimating in a DoD Agile acquisition context; and moving toward adopting Agile practices. The authors hope that this report continues to stimulate discussion about and appropriate adoption of Agile in the DoD and federal agencies.
This report is related to the following area(s) of work:
Acquisition SupportTechnical Note
CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002
October 2011
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SEI:
Lapham, Mary Ann; Miller, Suzanne; Adams, Lorraine; Brown, Nanette; Hackemack, Bart; Hammons, Charles (Bud); Levine, Linda; & Schenker, Alfred. Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns (CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2011. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/11tn002.cfm
IEEE:
M. Lapham, S. Miller, L. Adams, N. Brown, B. Hackemack, C. Hammons, L. Levine, and A. Schenker, "Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002, 2011. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/11tn002.cfm
APA:
Lapham, M., Miller, S., Adams, L., Brown, N., Hackemack, B., Hammons, C., Levine, L., & Schenker, A. (2011). Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns (CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002). Retrieved May 23, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/11tn002.cfm
CHI:
Lapham, Mary Ann, Suzanne Miller, Lorraine Adams, Nanette Brown, Bart Hackemack, Charles (Bud) Hammons, Linda Levine, and Alfred Schenker. Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns (CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2011. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/11tn002.cfm
MLA:
Lapham, M., Miller, S., Adams, L., Brown, N., Hackemack, B., Hammons, C., Levine, L., & Schenker, A. 2011. Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/11tn002.cfm
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