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Incorporating Agile Principles into Independent Verification and Validation
This post discusses how Agile principles can work with independent verification and validation processes.
• By Justin Smith
In Agile
![Headshot of Justin Smith](/media/images/thumb_mid_j-smith_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
The Seven Virtues of Reconciling Agile and Earned Value Management (EVM)
This post discusses the interactions between Agile software development and earned value management (EVM).
• By Stephen Wilson, Patrick R. Place, Keith Korzec
In Agile
![Stephen Wilson](/media/images/wswilson_oA876tN.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
![Patrick Place](/media/images/thumb_big_p-place_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Actionable Data from the DevSecOps Pipeline
In this blog post, we explore decisions that program managers make and information they need to confidently make decisions with data from DevSecOps pipelines.
• By Bill Nichols, Julie B. Cohen
In DevSecOps
![Headshot of Bill Nichols.](/media/images/thumb_big_w-nichols_blog_author.max-180x180.format-webp_fY313O2.webp)
![Julie Cohen](/media/images/thumb_big_j-cohen_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
A Technical DevSecOps Adoption Framework
This blog post describes our new DevSecOps adoption framework that guides the planning and implementation of a roadmap to functional CI/CD pipeline capabilities.
• By Vanessa B. Jackson, Lyndsi A. Hughes
In DevSecOps
![Headshot of Vanessa Jackson](/media/images/thumb_big_v-jackson_blog_author.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
![Headshot of Lyndsi Hughes](/media/images/lahughes.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Saying Why: Persona-Based Metrics With User Stories
This post discusses how to reframe metrics as user stories to improve their relevance and utility.
• By Will Hayes, Patrick R. Place
In Agile
![Will Hayes](/media/images/thumb_big_w-hayes_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
![Patrick Place](/media/images/thumb_big_p-place_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Two Categories of Architecture Patterns for Deployability
This post, excerpted from the fourth edition of Software Architecture in Practice, discusses deployability and describes two categories of associated architecture patterns.
• By Rick Kazman
In Software Architecture
![Rick Kazman](/media/images/thumb_big_r-kazman_blog_authors.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Operator-Feedback Sessions in a Government Setting: The Good and Not-So-Good Parts
This post covers good and not-so-good practices and outcomes in operator-feedback sessions in government environments.
• By Michael Szegedy, Timothy A. Chick
In Agile
![Photo of Michael Szegedy](/media/images/thumb_big_m-szegedy_blog_author.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
![Timothy A. Chick](/media/images/thumb_big_t-chick_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Agile Metrics: Assessing Progress to Plans
The role of metrics in a government program’s assessment of progress in an iterative, incremental delivery of a system.
• By Will Hayes, Patrick R. Place, Keith Korzec
In Agile
![Will Hayes](/media/images/thumb_big_w-hayes_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
![Patrick Place](/media/images/thumb_big_p-place_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Considerations for Operator-Feedback Sessions in Government Settings
This post describes a design approach that considers operator feedback and effectively leverages feedback sessions.
• By Michael Szegedy, Timothy A. Chick
In Agile
![Photo of Michael Szegedy](/media/images/thumb_big_m-szegedy_blog_author.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
![Timothy A. Chick](/media/images/thumb_big_t-chick_blog_authors_.max-180x180.format-webp.webp)
Show Me Agility: Agile Strategy Execution
This SEI Blog post discusses the use of data and the concept of Agile strategy as a role-based enterprise capability for effective execution.
• By Linda Parker Gates
In Agile
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