Best Practices for Implementing Agile Methods: A Guide for Department of Defense Software Developers
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
Traditional plan-driven software development has been widely used in the government because it's considered to be less risky, more consistent, and structured. But there has been a shift from this approach to Agile methods which are more flexible, resulting in fast releases by working in an incremental fashion to adapt to the reality of the changing or unclear requirements.
This report describes the Agile software development philosophy, methods, and best practices in launching software design projects using the Agile approach. It is targeted to Defense Department software developers because they face broad challenges in creating enterprise-wide information systems, where Agile methods could be used most effectively. Though not a panacea, agile methods offer a solution to an important class of problems faced by organizations today. Technology and E-Government.
Recommended Citation
Fruhling, Ann L. and Tarrell, Alvin E., "Best Practices for Implementing Agile Methods: A Guide for Department of Defense Software Developers" (2007). Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications. 27.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/isqafacpub/27
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Comments
This report was commissioned by the IBM Center for the Business of Government.