The Key to Software Acquisition Pathway Success—the User Agreement

Collaboration among the Program Management Office, the Product Team, and Users is paramount to the success of software acquisition. In this webcast, software acquisition experts at Software Engineering Institute (SEI) discuss the User Agreement (UA), a key document for programs on the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP), which is the cornerstone of that collaboration. Even if you are not using the SWP, if you are using Agile development methods, it’s a good idea to consider developing and adopting a UA to get commitment from Users to participate throughout the software development lifecycle.

Attendees will learn

• Who should be involved in user agreement development?
• What types of information should be included in the user agreement?
• How to develop a user agreement that specifies the level of user representation needed during the software development lifecycle.