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So adding onto this, if you do a quick google for an exmaple of a government RFP. OMFG! no agile in sight. You'll be greeted with about a thousand pages of spec
by gonzo41 9y ago
So adding onto this, if you do a quick google for an exmaple of a government RFP. OMFG! no agile in sight. You'll be greeted with about a thousand pages of spec.
This is where the big shops earn their money. They know how to grind through the paperwork.
- stevenwoo 9y agoThis example was from 30 years ago, but I worked on a cross platform version control system for a contractor to NASA and the documentation was enough to fill an Ikea sized bookcase of binders filled with the printed TDD on double sided paper. Of course git was created ten years later.
- Retric 9y agoYou find plenty of Agile in government contracting. Generally the requirements are very high level and the implementation details are after the fact. I am also aware of some huge pivots where some minor feature became the only thing the customer cared about.