Takai specified point four of the plan as enabling agile it through active user involvement and more frequent delivery of usable capabilities. Agile software development in the department of defense environment. Task sizing in agile software development solutionsiq. Sei webcast series software engineering institute carnegie mellon university. Dod cio, teri takai, keynote address november 2012 webinar teri takai discusses the introduction of agile methods into the dod software acquisition and development environment. Gao report on agile practices in government scrum inc. Teri takai discusses the introduction of agile methods into the dod software acquisition and development environment.
Department has engaged in a series of efforts to strengthen and deliver a more agile, secure information capability to enhance combat power and decisionmaking. From the january release of the electromagnetic spectrum strategy to its strategies for mobility devices, cloud computing, cyber workforce, the postafghanistan offset and asiapacific pivot, as well as a new strategic plan for. Elusive, but not impossible really informationweek. Mar 10, 2020 agile methodology puts you and your team in control of delivering high quality software, which lives up to enduser expectations, while producing an roi as quickly as possible. Federal government strategic sourcing program for software dod esi partnership with smartbuy. Teri takai is the executive director of the center for digital government, a national research and advisory institute on information. Agile is a method of developing software solutions, including websites, web applications, and mobile applications, that focuses on delivering highquality working software frequently and consistently, while minimizing project overhead and increasing business value. Dods it modernization plan to provide more efficient and. Sep 22, 2017 former dod cio teri takai said that in addition to making sure whatever solutions dod chooses are as forwardlooking as possible, the department must consider the implications of its choices for other federal agencies. Former dod cio teri takai said that in addition to making sure whatever solutions dod chooses are as forwardlooking as possible, the department must consider the implications of its choices for other federal agencies. A standardized information and security architecture across software, servers, the network, mobile and fixed user computing, and identity and access control systems. Netmod 2019 will outline key military network initiatives and highlight some of the progress occurring across the military spectrum.
Agile software development an introduction duration. The best thing a manager can do for their team when attempting to transfer to agile software development is to emphasize the importance of changing the way the team thinks as a whole. Takai said the pentagon plans to cut down the number of data centers to 480 from 703 by 2014, including 97 closures this year. Hayes, miller, lapham, wrubel, chick january 2014 technical note cmusei20tn029. Jun 18, 2014 teri takai, former chief information officer of the defense department and adviser to the information technology secretary, encourages women to take a career in public service, federal news radio.
Agile software development comprises various approaches to software development under which requirements and solutions evolve through the collaborative effort of selforganizing and crossfunctional teams and their customersend users. Dan and the agile team helped us analyze and refine our highlevel vision, using their patternbased approach to break things down in a way that fit our business, our requirements and our budget. As the dod cio, teri takai serves as the principal advisor to the secretary of defense for information managementinformation technology and information assurance as well as nonintelligence space systems, critical satellite communications, navigation, and. As the dod cio, teri takai serves as the principal advisor to the secretary of defense for information managementinformation technology and information assurance as well as nonintelligence space systems, critical satellite.
For the purposes of this paper, agile is defined from the perspective of it software development. Simple how large are your doors and does the couch come apart. I want to introduce the departments chief information officer, teri takai, major general robert wheele r, the dod deputy cio for command, control, communications, computers and information infrastructure, and fred moorefield, the dod cio director of. Creating a more agile defense department infotech enterprise. Jul 09, 2012 takai then discussed how agile methods have been introduced into the dod software acquisition and development environment. Given the fluid parameters of cyberspace and the potentially devastating realworld effects of a network breach, this is a step in the right direction. Teri takai et al dod electromagnetic spectrum strategy presser. Teri takai et al dod electromagnetic spectrum strategy. Operate using an agile, low overhead model executed through.
The joint force will be as effective in cyberspace as it is on land, at sea and in space. Teri takai, former chief information officer of the defense department and adviser to the information technology secretary, encourages women to take a career in public service, federal news radio. Agile methodology puts you and your team in control of delivering high quality software, which lives up to enduser expectations, while producing an roi as quickly as possible. A coming together of technologies and it management philosophies at the federal levelincluding agile development and shared servicesis cause for guarded optimism. I want to introduce the departments chief information officer, teri takai, major general robert wheeler, the dod deputy cio for command, control, communications, computers and information infrastructure, and fred moorefield, the dod cio director of spectrum policy and programs.
Mar 12, 2014 technology it modernization and policy. My office is responsible for ensuring the department has access to the information, the communication networks, and the decision support tools needed successfully execute our warfighting and business support missions. In many ways, exploratory testing embodies the agile manifesto, by emphasizing responsiveness to change and working software over things like comprehensive documentation and following a plan. Diva tech talk interviewed teri takai, former cio for the u. Teri takai, senior adviser at the center for digital government, said that for many years cios have had to decide what they should do inhouse versus what should be outsourced to vendor partners.
Dec 06, 2017 the more developed software is, the more confusing it is retracing your steps in order to find the bug. These methods include increasing the collaboration between end users and developers early on in the development cycle as well as delivering apps in short. Jul 16, 2012 the first posting in this series on the sei agile research forum summarized discussions by anita carleton, director of the seis software engineering process management program, and teri takai, chief information officer for the dod. Aug 24, 2015 agile is a method of developing software solutions, including websites, web applications, and mobile applications, that focuses on delivering highquality working software frequently and consistently, while minimizing project overhead and increasing business value. More efficient acquisition processes for dod esi enterprise unclassified 4 software agreement esa users. I heard about it back then, but didnt pay it much attention.
As a result, the skills and tactics of exploratory testing chartering, branching, backtracking, modeling, resourcing. Rethinking portfolio and capacity planning gov by agile. But from my observations, defense contractors are already trying to get there and its the government that wont be ready. Takai said that the shared infrastructure should also help accelerate development time.
Agile big a is the ability to produce and react to change, enabling success even in an environment of uncertainty and volatility. Teri takai executive director, center for digital government. Dod has released a cloud computing strategy it will use to transition its network applications away from vertical solutions that are duplicative, cumbersome, and costly, toward an agile, secure. Teri takai, the cio of the dod, has said the dod is going agile and theyre concerned that defense contractors wont be ready. She hopes to decrease that to between six and 12 months by leveraging shared infrastructure and agile development methodologies.
Pentagon cio talks security, mobility, shared services. Agile software development has been recognized within the dod as a viable means to. I am teri takai, the departments chief information officer cio. This is the flexibility of the softwares design and coding that makes it adaptable in response to new conditions, whether those conditions be a new requirement from the user, or a migration to a new database, or a change in staff. One of those key plans was put forth by the department of defenses chief information officer, teri takai, introducing the 10point plan for it modernization. May 01, 2012 agile operations will define the force of the future. My office is responsible for ensuring the department has access to the information, the communication networks, and the decision support tools needed to successfully execute our warfighting and business support missions. Feb 26, 2020 sei webcast series software engineering institute carnegie mellon university. Agile software development methods have been used in nondevelopment it infrastructure deployments and migrations.
Kumar rachuri, director of state and local government solutions at adobe. Dod is redefining the role of its internal cloud broker. The csda community will continue to submit apps to expand whats available, and has been employing agile software development practices to create apps for the site, according to the army. The plans goal is to enable agile, secure, efficient and effective it for dod. The defense department is no stranger to change and conflict, but this year proved to be a doozy even by pentagon standards. Press briefing on release of dod electromagnetic spectrum. Agile software development in the department of defense. Takai provided a 10point information technology modernization plan. Eduardo nofuentes talked about agile beyond software at 1st conference in melbourne, australia. A couple of years ago the agile software movement was starting to take shape. The first posting in this series on the sei agile research forum summarized discussions by anita carleton, director of the seis software engineering process management program, and teri takai, chief information officer for the dod.
The plan outlines a set of approaches to efficiently and effectively deliver agile, secure, integrated, and responsive it capabilities. He explored how you can deploy the agile principles and values outside software development, and gave ex. Transitioning to agile software development in the it world. Currently, the average cycle for the development of enterprise systems within the dod is a glacial 81 months, takai said.
Agile operations will define the force of the future. Exploratory testing is invaluable to an agile project. Takai then discussed how agile methods have been introduced into the dod software acquisition and development environment. Army launches mobile apps store prototype informationweek. Some of the wider principles of agile software development have also found application in general management e. Disas role as cloud broker was intended to promote use of cloud computing services generally available within the private sector that provide a better capability at a lower cost with the same or greater degree of security as governmentprovided services, according to a 2012 memo from thencio teri takai. Sep 12, 2019 diva tech talk interviewed teri takai, former cio for the u. Mar 21, 2012 takai said the pentagon plans to cut down the number of data centers to 480 from 703 by 2014, including 97 closures this year. Strategic management of architectural technical debt. Dod really led the way from the standpoint of the cac card in terms of what would be used across the federal government, she. Chief information officer cio teri takai detailed a 10point plan for it modernization to meet the department of defenses information technology challenges. Teri takai, senior adviser at the center for digital government, said that for many years cios have had to decide what they should do inhouse versus. I want to introduce the departments chief information officer, teri takai, major general robert wheele r, the dod deputy cio for command, control, communications, computers and information infrastructure, and fred moorefield, the.
When used throughout the development lifecycle, code and design quality metrics are. Agile software enabled us to take our technical platform from vision to reality, transforming our ideas from words on a page to a commercial product. Stick with me to learn how an agile software development approach can improve. Aug 09, 2012 teri takai, the cio of the dod, has said the dod is going agile and theyre concerned that defense contractors wont be ready. I even attended a presentation put on by one of my clients where they tried to convince their ny office to adopt the processes described by extreme programming xp. Agile in the government the us army software radio was also a large multibillion dollar waterfall project saved by agile methods in the 11th hour. Our next posts in this series will summarize discussions of three sei researchers, including myself, at the agile research forum who examined aspects of applying agile methods atscale in missioncritical development. Carleton provided an overview of the forum and discussed areas where sei work is focused on applying agile. By agile software, i mean software that is readily and easily altered when needed. Sep 17, 2008 there are certain aspects of testing software that dont change just because the project team is using an agile approach to implement software, particularly in the mechanics of test execution, but some testers may need to make significant changes to their testing approach if they are going to add value on an agile software project. The white house set a goal to close 800 data centers by the end of 2015. The more developed software is, the more confusing it is retracing your steps in order to find the bug.
As great as agile may sound thus far, theres definitely a cost to adopting agile software development practices. California cio teri takai, the expected nominee as the defense departments chief information officer, has a proven track record in it leadership, but the military poses a new set of challenges. How big is too big for a couch to fit into my house. In others, they are a necessary evil tainted with political bureaucracy and big egos. Thank you for coming today to cover the release of the departments electromagnetic spectrum strategy. Teri takai, executive director for the center for digital government. Dec 18, 2014 the defense department is no stranger to change and conflict, but this year proved to be a doozy even by pentagon standards. Former dod cio teri takai said that in addition to making sure whatever solutions. Dod cio, teri takai, keynote address november 2012 webinar. It advocates adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continual improvement, and it encourages rapid and flexible.