The Agile Manifesto, which lays out 12 principles for agile software development, was written in 2001, a time when many people were still using dial-up internet. While these principles still influence ...

One of agile development’s core principles is to deliver working software at the end of every sprint. Teams accomplish this by defining robust user story acceptance criteria, committing to the sprint ...

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Agile methodology may be most associated with the technology industry, but most professionals are familiar with many of its basic ideas. Although many of its concepts have been around for decades, ...

Agile coach Helene Gidley explains how applying agile principles to daily life helps founders stay focused, reduce overwhelm, ...

The traditional model for software development is the waterfall approach, where development “flows” downward like a waterfall through six phases: analysis, design, implementation, validation testing, ...

If the effort works, the federal IT community should think about how to make agile a more common approach in government, writes blogger Steve Kelman. Friends of improved government IT management will ...

While agile development is driving innovation in the federal tech and citizen services realms, two Department of Homeland Security officials see another arena where it should be applied: contracting.

Over the past three years, a small, dedicated team of federal innovators has been steadily transforming the way government agencies apply open government data. The Opportunity Project (TOP), housed in ...