The Challenges of Being Agile in DoD

Abstract

In todays acquisition environment, it no longer is unusual for your program to award a product or service development contract in which the vendor intends to utilize Agile Methods for its software development efforts. In fact, the official push for Agile within the Department of Defense (DoD) came from Congress in Section 804 of the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act: Implementation of New Acquisition Process for Information Technology Systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1015787

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  • William Broadus

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  • Defense Acquisition University

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Agile Software Development
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