TAKING AGILE ALL THE WAY
the RCAS Agile Solution Factory gained the ability to continuously enhance sys- tem security and avoid the introduction of
new vulnerabilities during devel-
opment. Other automation security capabilities include automated Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments within the DevSecOps pipe- line to ensure that the baseline operating system, web service and database STIG settings comply with Defense Infor- mation Systems Agency
requirements
during the Agile development life cycle, not afterward.
In addition, this integrated security approach assists in implementing the Risk Management Framework for DOD Information Technology. Many controls within that framework require support for automated static code analysis, threat modeling,
high-level data flow diagraming and other requirements of the RCAS Agile Solution Factory software development life cycle.
COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY Te RCAS Agile Solution Factory uses an open book concept for full transpar- ency with all stakeholders, continuously building on a foundation of trust. All information pertaining to the Agile Solu- tion Factory, including performance metrics like story-point analysis
and
RQM, is available in real-time using the Agile – Integrated Data Environment. (See Figure 3, Page 113.)
Tis customizable portal houses all arti- facts created in support of the mission and includes dashboards, automated workflows and tools used by all team members, the government and the contractor. Culturally,
this
ency improves decision-making for RCAS and enables an environment that cultivates,
expects and rewards open 114 As such, successful implementation of
an Agile Solution Factory must account for optimizing the efficiency of deliver- ing and installing applications through automation. It must incorporate a level of predictability that mimics what one might expect
configuration management,
It must establish an unabating trust between government and contractor and offer full and complete transparency into the process. In all of this, it also must take note of the inherently evolutionary nature of an iterative software develop- ment process.
Te promise of Agile is achievable with the right vision, culture and partner- ship. Today the Agile Solution Factory hosts four different government program application portfolios. Te RCAS Agile Solution Factory is constantly evolving and adapting to change across multiple perspectives, objectively measuring and optimizing performance of software and product development, and realizing the benefits of a government and contractor partnership built on trust through total transparency. It faces
the challenge of transpar-
adapting and evolving at ever-increasing speeds as it continues to optimize perfor- mance across areas such as productivity, cost efficiency, enhanced cyber posture, product quality and velocity of delivery.
While every government program tran- sitioning to Agile will address unique
CONCLUSION Te Agile Solution Factory looks at the creation of software from a holistic point of view. It is not enough, for instance, to simply construct software without also paying careful attention to the repeat- ability of the process.
discussions on current status and perfor- mance—good or bad—from multiple perspectives.
challenges, the blueprint for transfor- mation can leverage many of the lessons learned, best practices and methodolo- gies of the RCAS Agile Solution Factory and other DOD programs that have transitioned successfully to Agile. Tese transformation blueprints, in turn, are transferable and repeatable.
from any other “factory.”
RCAS is interested in sharing lessons learned and best practices in transform- ing to Agile at an enterprise scale and optimizing performance for large govern- ment programs. For more information or to tour the RCAS Agile Solution Factory, contact Steve O’Brian at 703-806-3303 or
stephen.p.obrian.civ@
mail.mil; or Angela Green-Mack at 703-806-3089 or
angela.d.green-mack.civ@
mail.mil.
MR. STEPHEN P. O’BRIAN is the deputy product lead for Force Management and Readiness Systems at PEO EIS, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He is a former Air Force officer with more than 20 years of acquisition experience serving in numerous major acquisition programs and with the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. He holds an M.S. in management from Troy State University and a master of military art and science from the Air Command and Staff College. He is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University Program Manager’s Course and is Level III certified in program management.
MS. ANGELA D. GREEN-MACK is chief of RCAS’ Technical Management Division and its chief technical officer. She holds an M.S. in information management from Te George Washington University and a B.S. in computer information systems from Alabama State University. She is Level III certified in both program management and information technology.
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