Agile Metrics: Progress Monitoring of Agile Contractors

Abstract

This technical note is one in a series of publications from the Software Engineering Institute intended to aid United States Department of Defense acquisition professionals in the use of Agile software development methods. As the prevalence of suppliers using Agile methods grows, these professionals supporting the acquisition and maintenance of software-reliant systems are witnessing large portions of the industry moving away from so-called "traditional waterfall" life cycle processes. The existing infrastructure supporting the work of acquisition professionals has been shaped by the experience of the industry -- which up until recently has tended to follow a waterfall process. The industry is finding that the methods geared toward legacy life cycle processes need to be realigned with new ways of doing business. This technical note aids acquisition professionals who are affected by that realignment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA609876

Entities

People

  • Eileen Wrubel
  • Mary A. Lapham
  • Suzanne Miller
  • Timothy Chick
  • Will Hayes

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Life Cycles
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Software Development
  • Software Metrics
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teamwork

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Software Engineering.