It is Friday night, and after another long weak of fixing procurement in the Federal Government, it is time for another episode of "Agile Acquisitions & Alcohol." In this episode I discuss Who's Who in Government Acquisitions. It is critical to know who are the different players and what there roles are, in this video blog I identify the key stakeholders and where their authority is established. I also identify two key roles for agile programs that are not traditionally found

THis video discusses culture change in the Federal IT Acquisition Ecosystem

Good evening agile acquisition ambassadors, and welcome back to the Underground Digital Tiki bar. It is Friday night and that means it is time for a special episode I am calling agile acquisitions and alcohol, because after a week of trying to fix IT in the Federal Government, who couldn’t use a drink?...So Cheers! Okay, let's get this started, tonight’s topic is going to address a question I get all the time from Agencies looking to adopt “Agile” “should we hire an Agile Coa

In this video I give an overview on as to why Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) are not necessary when you make the move to Agile Development practices. I provide some background to where EVMS comes from and why the benefits they provide to waterfall contracts simply do not make sense when you are delivering repeatable working products in an iterative fashion. #earnedValueManagement #governmentcontracting #contracttype #acquisitions

In the inaugural episode of the Agile Acquisitions V-blog, I explain what Agile Development is and compare it to the traditional waterfall method used in the federal government today, #agiledevelopment #leadershipchange #contracttype #acquisitions #process