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Blog posts by Mark Hopson:

An Agile Software Development Solicitation Guide

This is part 2 in a series about how to contract for agile software development services. In this post we'll show you how to create a complete solicitation in hours, not months, using our agile contract format
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Am I doing this right?: Antipatterns in agile contracting

As agencies try to adopt agile development practices and modular contracting methods, there are several anti-patterns that we have noticed through the course of our work. We address how these can hinder success and alternatives to consider.
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Improving government outcomes through an agile contract format

The way government is writing contracts is wasting time, handcuffing industry, and preventing programs from meeting mission mandates. There’s a better way through an Agile Contract Format.
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Using RFPs to make every dollar count

We were thrilled to be invited to help National Endowment for the Arts and even more thrilled that we could help them succeed in a way that prevented years of back-and-forth exchanges and many millions of dollars spent. Instead, they invested $30,000 and a couple months to build the Bright Spots interactive graphic.
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