How to rescue failing programs
To rescue a failing program, you must protect the four freedoms of enterprise system development.
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Our written thoughts on design, technology, and more.
Principles for a federal CIO-led digital transformation
The digital revolution presents a unique leadership opportunity for federal CIOs to reinvent themselves and their agencies. Here we present a set of key principles for federal CIOs to consider following in order to seize it.
Unsolicited proposal for a microconsulting services marketplace platform
A preannouncement for an unsolicited proposal to construct a microconsulting services marketplace platform, which we plan to pitch to the entire federal government.
Public domain procurement
Avoiding vendor lock-in situations is just one of many reasons that the government should consider using public domain procurements.
The search for mentor-protégé relationships
We're actively looking to establish mentor-protégé relationships with companies interested in joint, ongoing pursuit of digital project opportunities.
Five former Presidential Innovation Fellows and 18F co-founders join Skylight
Announcing the addition of Chris Cairns, Robert Read, John Teeter, Geoff Mulligan, and Kin Lane to the Skylight team.
Reactions to our Agile Share-in-Savings model
Several months ago, we published a blog post series on a concept called Agile Share-in-Savings. We received a number of positive reactions, as well as some worthy counter-arguments.
Software badness quantified
Until a more robust model for measuring technical debt is developed, we suggest using a simple formula for measuring the "badness" of a codebase in order to facilitate system improvement decisions.
Case management: a study in non-traditional economics for government
Case management systems are commonplace and largely overlap. Agencies and vendors should consider innovative models for cooperating with one another in order to reduce duplicative efforts.