Agile Contracts

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. . . select a winning contractor and then expect them to deliver on the requirements within the specified time frame and budget. However, this traditional approach almost always led to failures—each a spectacular waste of taxpayer dollars.

Jason Bloomberg, “Fixing Scheduling with Agile at the VA,” Forbes

Builders of large-scale systems must continually align what’s being built with the wants and needs of customers and other stakeholders. Moreover, they often must do so in the midst of continuous changes driven by development discoveries, evolving customer needs, changing technologies, and competitor innovations.

Traditionally, ...

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