Blog Posts
Why Software Architects Must Be Involved in the Earliest Systems Engineering Activities
Today's major defense systems rely heavily on software-enabled capabilities. However, many defense programs acquiring new systems first determine the physical items to develop....
• By Sarah Sheard, Suzanne Miller, Bill Nichols, Donald Firesmith, Mike Phillips
In Software Architecture
Why You Should Apply Agile-DevOps Earlier in the Lifecycle
DevOps is a set of development practices that emphasizes collaboration, communication, and automation throughout the application lifecycle....
• By Hasan Yasar, Suzanne Miller
In Agile
Five Models of Technology Transition to Bridge the Gap Between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants
In this blog post, I explore five classic transition models to determine what considerations we need to account for in today's environment that are different from when they were first …
• By Suzanne Miller
Five Perspectives on Scaling Agile
The prevalence of Agile methods in the software industry today is obvious. All major defense contractors in the market can tell you about their approaches to implementing the values and …
• By Will Hayes, Mary Ann Lapham, Suzanne Miller, Eileen Wrubel, Peter Capell
In Agile
SEI Researchers Provide Congressional Testimony on Social Security
On July 14, 2016, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security convened a hearing on the Social Security Administration's (SSA) information technology modernization plan. This blog post, the …
• By Suzanne Miller, Will Hayes, Eileen Wrubel
In Agile
Is Your Organization Ready for Agile? - Part 7
This blog post is the seventh and final installment in a series on Agile adoption in regulated settings, such as the Department of Defense, Internal Revenue Service, and Food and …
• By Suzanne Miller
In Agile
Applying the 12 Agile Principles in the Department of Defense
In 2010, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a 25-point plan to reform IT that called on federal agencies to employ "shorter delivery time frames, an approach consistent …
• By Suzanne Miller
In Agile
Is Your Organization Ready for Agile? - Part 6
This blog post is the sixth in a series on Agile adoption in regulated settings, such as the Department of Defense, Internal Revenue Service, and Food and Drug Administration."Across the …
• By Suzanne Miller
In Agile
Is Your Organization Ready for Agile? - Part 5
This blog post is the fifth installment in a series on Agile adoption in regulated settings, such as the Department of Defense, Internal Revenue Service, and Food and Drug Administration.Federal …
• By Suzanne Miller
In Agile
Is Your Organization Ready for Agile? - Part 4
This blog post is the fourth in a series on Agile adoption in regulated settings, such as the Department of Defense, Internal Revenue Service, and Food and Drug Administration.Government agencies, …