Estimating in Agile Acquisition

SEI Report
By
Acquisition & Management Concerns for Agile Use in Government Series - 5
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

Abstract

This booklet is part of a series based on material originally published in a 2011 report titled Agile Methods: Selected DoD Management and Acquisition Concerns (CMU/SEI-2011-TN-002).

The material has been slightly updated and modified for stand-alone publication.

Booklet 1: Agile Development and DoD Acquisitions

Booklet 2: Agile Culture in the DoD

Booklet 3: Management and Contracting Practices for Agile Programs

Booklet 4: Agile Acquisition and Milestone Reviews

Booklet 5: Estimating in Agile Acquisition

Booklet 6: Adopting Agile in DoD IT Acquisitions

Cite This SEI Report

Software Engineering Institute (2017, February 15). Estimating in Agile Acquisition. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-in-agile-acquisition/.

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Software Engineering Institute. "Estimating in Agile Acquisition." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, February 15, 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-in-agile-acquisition/.

Software Engineering Institute, "Estimating in Agile Acquisition," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 15-Feb-2017 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-in-agile-acquisition/. [Accessed: 22-Sep-2026].

Software Engineering Institute. "Estimating in Agile Acquisition." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 15 Feb. 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-in-agile-acquisition/. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

Software Engineering Institute. Estimating in Agile Acquisition. Software Engineering Institute. 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-in-agile-acquisition/