Hi Scott Well reasoned article and point of view. A couple of things to consider to make the viewpoint and article more applicable and powerful. 1. RFPs are...
... Thanks. ... You can choose to evaluate the bids based on factors which reflect the realities of what you're trying to achieve. If you want to work in an...
I think we are completely in alignment. Your idea of a follow-up article is good. I'm also wondering about others experiences with the procurement system...
(responding to ...?) While we're on a vaguely related topic, I noticed something odd happening a couple of times in the last decade. If I *noticed* it a...
Among the Beltway Bandits of Washington DC, this old and established practice is called "tombstoning". I have actually found my resume bid for the same...
Re: Paul, I could rattle off 3, or 4 bakers dozen of tech firms/agencies which are notorious at such dastardly scheme's... I often wonder how they are actually...
(responding to Steve, Scott) I came across an interesting example - gov't work - where the customer really did want fixed price, but on investigation were...
Now that is an evil of the government (and some larger corporations) not related to bidding or even contracting, and I've been party to that many times. The...
... <snip> ... In this case the organization, the US Govt. , is purposely setting up an environment that doesnt' reflect the realities of software development....
For many many years we (collectively) believed the Sun went around the Earth. Because that is what we observed. Although Wittgenstein did ask, "What would it...
Cleeve Amos
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Thanks to Paul for explaining why we are GLAD we are not getting all the government we are paying for. :-) As Scott rightly says, the US government (and many...
All your comments are correct and well taken, Scott. We have to remember that the US Procurement System is set up to procure everything from pencils and paper...
Agile means that the future requirements can be modified every 2-4 weeks in light of feedback from users and business analysts, market changes, and changes in...
What sort of metrics do the suits use now to measure the value of the current software development process? Ask them for a copy of the presentations that were...
Ah Mister Mr. returns... For every 4 hours I spend on the functional side, I spend about 10 hours on the operational side. That being said I have spent a...
I suspect you know the answer to your question. Why do want to sell agile to business? Having a life-cycle framework like OpenUP or IBM's Risk/Value life- ...
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Mr. Mister Lets just say that a business is managing products, and the data for these products is sprawled out and disconnected all over the place... which is...
Hi All! Thank you all for the responses. I will review and come back to you all .. Once again, I'd like to thank everyone. THis is certainly the best support...
The normal response to government activities that people think are out-of-control is to demand tightercontrol, so expecting the government to adapt to agile...
Mr. Mister, There was training sessions for Agile Masters a couple of months ago. I'm not sure if Scott is still holds day training, however this is a good...
Hello agilemodeling members, Please find below a link for a questionnaire for a research titled: "A Business Intelligence Modeling and Integration Framework...
Thinking of them merely as suits may not be the best philosophy going in. ;-) Having done many of these presentations in the past, I've found: 1. They like to...
... I've found that too. Senior management responds well to a coherent discussion around risk mitigation. APMM level 1 processes such as Scrum have a value...
... <snip> ... It's amazing what can happen when you take the time to have a discussion with your stakeholders to explain the implications of what they're...
Interesting survey. I'm not sure what the value is of asking people their age (which is illegal to do in some countries, BTW). Only major problem that I see...
I would have to agree, within a corporate structure - Yes! As a freelance developer, I have found that some clients (a.k.a suits), do not care which...
... Perhaps the procurement folks need to observe that it requires a different strategy to procure software than it does to procure pencils. ... Computer...
... I've been involved with agile projects in government situations, including US Government. They can adapt if you choose to help them, and are willing to...
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