How the FBI learned to catch bad guys one iteration at a time

Level: Introductory

Because the FBI never stops evolving, High Performance Technologies, Inc (HPTi) found themselves struggling to keep up with the changes and maintain their CMMI III certification. Developers were complaining, clients were getting anxious, releases were slipping; but what was the problem? Was it CMMI? Was it the environment? Was it HPTi? Through a disciplined approach to agile development, we found the answers to our questions above. When you’re dealing with a client who is historically challenged with a continuously changing environment, you better be on your toes.

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Slideshow accompanied by anecdotes of HPTi, the FBI, and Agile Development

5 min – HPTi teams up with the Bureau and achieves CMMI III
5 min – One team’s battle against the power of “The Model”
5 min - FBI reigns in the Agile Cowboy
15 min – Stalemate in the trenches
10 min - Eye to eye and moving forward
5 min – Q&A

Learning outcomes
  • How the federal government viewed Software Development
  • How the federal government is beginning to see Software Development
  • Why failing is such a good thing
  • Why champion clients can break through the strongest red tape
  • How Agile and CMMI work…Together
  • Just another experience to prove that there is absolutely no silver bullet
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