modules

Agile

Agile is Cyclical

Parallels to Design Thinking

Agile Manifesto

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

Responding to change over following a plan

Source: http://agilemanifesto.org/

Agile Principles

• Lets review the 12 agile principles from the “Elements of Scrum” recommended reading on https://read.amazon.com?asin=B004O0U74Q
• Also found here: https://www.agilealliance.org/agile101/12-principles-behind-the-agile-manifesto/

Few additional resources

• The cartoon: Agile helps to prevent this. Continuous delivery and feedback.
• Agile vs Waterfall: http://www.agilenutshell.com/agile_vs_waterfall

An Agile J-Term

Split up into 4 teams:

• 5 minutes of research on your topic
• 10 minutes of discussion about how that might apply to the course
• share that with the rest of the class

Agile in Government

(Well, specifically the US Government)

Much of government traditionally operates in the waterfall style.

Policy –>

Requirements Gathering/Design –>

Procurement/Contracts/etc –>

Development –>

Press release –>

Implementation

Some agencies are pushing for more agile development.

Its still nacent, but gaining momemtum. Like a baby holding onto the railing and learning to walk. - David Zvenyach (former Executive Director of 18F)