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Agile Manifesto

GMU playbook: Agile contracting

September 3, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

In this week’s blog post on our acquisition playbook study, we discuss agile contracting. When technical solutions are uncertain, it is wise to provide room for […]

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There’s no “value” in Earned Value Management

October 26, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

The problem here is that EVM is based on a detailed and accurate “plan” at the start of the initiative. And Agile avoids that detailed […]

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IP rights, enterprise tools, and the new Software Acquisition Pathway

February 11, 2020 Eric Lofgren 2

A crucial component of the acquisition strategy is a plan for intellectual property (IP). As the recently released intellectual property policy specified, IP plans emphasize “the criticality […]

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