Learn How Agile Software Development Can Deliver Better Solutions Faster

Major government IT projects are often challenged by frequent delays and don't readily accommodate changing requirements. What's clear is that traditional approaches to software development have proven ill-suited for the more dynamic missions and tighter budgets federal agencies face today. As a result, both the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have mandated that major IT programs adopt iterative delivery models, such as agile software development.

Agile is specifically designed to accelerate time-to-value while maintaining closer line-of-sight alignment with program objectives. As a more collaborative, empirical and iterative approach to managing software development projects, agile delivers a number of significant benefits, including:

• Faster software delivery
• Greater responsiveness to changing requirements
• Better transparency and accountability
• More effective solutions

Agile also encompasses a number of specialized techniques, such as continuous integration and integrated testing, to improve software quality and developer productivity.

Within government, agile has proven well suited for a number of scenarios, particularly projects with fixed delivery timeframes and/or budgets. Despite the challenges inherent in creating a nationwide health information exchange network from scratch, such as the lack of detailed specifications, agile allowed the CONNECT solution for the Federal Health Architecture to be developed in under a year with additional functionality added quarterly. Based on these early successes, a number of best practices for using agile in a government setting have emerged, such as integration with earned value management systems.

Ready to learn more? Join us for an exclusive webinar exploring how agile can be used to execute major government IT programs. During this presentation, you will learn the benefits of using agile, when best to apply it, and how to integrate it into your existing software development processes. This insight will prepare you to meet the new mandates established by OMB and DoD.

Featured Presenters

Bob Otto
Bob Otto is Executive Vice President for IT Leadership Services at Agilex Technologies, Inc. He provides strategic consulting, operational benchmarking and program management to major federal agencies. He joins Agilex following a highly distinguished career of nearly 40 years in government IT. Most recently, he served as CIO/CTO for the United States Postal Service. While at USPS, he achieved a nine-figure reduction in annual spending by standardizing IT infrastructure, systems and processes. He is a recipient of the Federal 100 Award and USPS was named one of Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT for five consecutive years under his watch.

Greg Pfister
Greg Pfister is Vice President of Software Engineering at Agilex Technologies, Inc. He has led multiple landmark engagements for the company, including development of the CONNECT solution for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Chapter 33 claims processing system for the Department of Veteran Affairs. He is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP). He joins Agilex from Northrop Grumman IT, where he served as Director of Organizational Effectiveness.

Tim Hoechst
Tim Hoechst is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Agilex Technologies, Inc. In this capacity, he leads Agilex' research and development activities, manages the company's Technology Innovation Center, and consults with customers on strategic IT initiatives. He is a recipient of the 2011 Federal 100 Award. Previously, he spent 19 years with Oracle Corporation, most recently as the company's chief technology executive for the public sector. In this role, he represented the company in the federal sector and led a team of consultants supporting government throughout the United States and Canada.

About Agilex Technologies
Agilex is an employee-owned provider of mission and technology solutions to the national security, healthcare and public sectors. Realize the Value of Information® is our corporate mantra as we help clients unlock the value of information while reducing the cost to manage it. Our notable professionals include former federal CIOs, multiple patent holders, and architects for some of the U.S. government's most critical IT systems.

Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, Agilex has delivered significant results for an impressive list of clients throughout federal, state and local government, and within global 2000 corporations. The Washington Business Journal named Agilex the Washington. DC area's Fastest Growing Company in 2010. The company was also recognized by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as the organization's 2010 Hottest Emerging Government Contractor for the Washington, DC metro region.

For more information, go to www.Agilex.com or call 1-888-3AGILEX.