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Learning Library. Agile at the Office of Personnel Management--a true story. How to cite this article: Cheng, R. Agile at the Office of Personnel Management—a true story.
The agile approach has helped numerous organizations--of all types and sizes--effectively improve their capability to manage difficult and complex projects and programs. This paper examines how the US government's Office of Personnel Management OPM used the agile approach to manage its retirement systems modernization RSM program, an effort that involved identifying and publishing specifications and developing and delivering software.
In doing so, it overviews the evolution of the RSM program, a previously terminated effort that was long plagued with implementation difficulties and that was originally developed to create an electronic online system known as RetireEZ. It describes the new solution that OPM developed to address the RSM program's previous problems, a solution that focused on delivering value while managing change and enabling collaborations between stakeholders and the OPM's subject-matter experts SMEs.
Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.
Scrum Overview The scrum process was developed around iterations, also known as sprints. The meeting is limited to 15 minutes and each team member announces four things: What they have done since the last daily scrum What they are doing today Any impediments in their way Any work that they need reviewed At the end of the iteration, the team presents the completed work for the iteration.
Governance The scrum process inherently has governance measures in place via the daily scrum and the end of sprint review meetings.
Challenges for Agile in the Federal Government There are a number of challenges that one encounters in the government sector and these challenges are even further pronounced when implementing agile in the federal government. Let us look at the Agile Manifesto Agile Manifesto, : Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan The agile world focuses on the statements on the left side over those on the right.
However, the federal government largely operates based on the statements on the right side; thus, the key issues include: Reporting of value. As already noted, the government largely uses EVM methods for reporting of value. Although EVM is not necessarily incompatible with an agile model, most government organizations use EVM in a waterfall type model, which causes problems when mapped to an agile program.
There used to be an old theory that the more paper you provided to these organizations, the better your program looked. Although this attitude is changing, there are still issues with governance personnel understanding the agile model and being able to translate it into what they traditionally have required from projects. Funding and Procurement. The funding of government programs can have substantial lead time, which creates challenges to programs.
In addition, government contracts are generally not written to support agile methods. This, combined with the limited knowledge of the agile methodology by program contracting officers, creates challenges for implementing agile. Additionally, agile is still new to many in the federal government and misconceptions and misunderstandings of agile have slowed its acceptance.
In the federal government there are multiple vendors, contractors, and organizational groups working on different programs. Because these groups ultimately do not report to the same leaders and do not always share the same vision, this can cause conflicts and political issues that can create a strain on programs. Conclusions As noted earlier, the first priority item for the RSM program was to create the retirement data feed specifications.
Schwaber, K. DCPAS is committed to providing the most relevant information and guidance to its customers. We routinely:. Special retirement coverage SRC is a special benefit for firefighters, law enforcement positions and air traffic controllers. DCPAS offers several retirement and benefits training courses. These courses include a variety of retirement topics and are designed to assist HR specialists in developing the knowledge needed to provide accurate employee benefits counseling.
This training helps to build on program knowledge by providing hands on experience and a practical application. You may also use the GRB Platform to project your own estimate. Request an Estimate. Phased Retirement is a human resources tool that allows full-time employees to work part-time schedules while beginning to draw retirement benefits.
This new tool will allow managers to better provide unique mentoring opportunities for employees while increasing access to the decades of institutional knowledge and experience that retirees can provide. OPM issued final regulations implementing Phased Retirement effective November 6, ; however, agencies must first establish their internal policy prior to implementing the program at the agency level.
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