Blog Posts
Incorporating Agile Principles into Independent Verification and Validation
This post discusses how Agile principles can work with independent verification and validation processes.
Read More•By Justin Smith
In Agile
The Seven Virtues of Reconciling Agile and Earned Value Management (EVM)
This post discusses the interactions between Agile software development and earned value management (EVM).
Read More•By Stephen Wilson, Patrick R. Place, Keith Korzec
In Agile
Saying Why: Persona-Based Metrics With User Stories
This post discusses how to reframe metrics as user stories to improve their relevance and utility.
Read More•By Will Hayes, Patrick R. Place
In Agile
Operator-Feedback Sessions in a Government Setting: The Good and Not-So-Good Parts
This post covers good and not-so-good practices and outcomes in operator-feedback sessions in government environments.
Read More•By Michael Szegedy, Timothy A. Chick
In Agile
Agile Metrics: Assessing Progress to Plans
The role of metrics in a government program’s assessment of progress in an iterative, incremental delivery of a system.
Read More•By Will Hayes, Patrick R. Place, Keith Korzec
In Agile
Considerations for Operator-Feedback Sessions in Government Settings
This post describes a design approach that considers operator feedback and effectively leverages feedback sessions.
Read More•By Michael Szegedy, Timothy A. Chick
In Agile
Show Me Agility: Agile Strategy Execution
This SEI Blog post discusses the use of data and the concept of Agile strategy as a role-based enterprise capability for effective execution.
Read More•By Linda Parker Gates
In Agile
Mission-Based Prioritization: A New Method to Sequence Features, Capabilities, and Epics
Learn a new method to prioritize an Agile backlog using mission-based parameters in this informative SEI Blog post.
Read More•By Keith Korzec
In Agile
The Latest Work from the SEI: Microservices, Ransomware, and Agile in Government
As part of an ongoing effort to keep you informed about our latest work, this blog post summarizes some recently published SEI reports, podcasts, conference papers....
Read More•By Douglas Schmidt (William & Mary)
In Agile
3 Metrics to Incentive the Right Behavior in Agile Development
The use of incentives to elicit certain behaviors in agile software development can often result in unintended consequences....
Read More•By Patrick R. Place
In Agile