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IT MODERNIZATION
Succeeding with software in the
Mikey McCormack
Director of Strategic Programs, VMware
Aaron Swain
Director of Strategic Programs, VMware
scans to continuously satisfy the Risk Management Framework. Security is baked in throughout so teams can achieve accreditation and deploy to production within weeks of kickoff and then continuously deliver into production with actual users and real data.
When teams deliver accredited software this early and often, risk is continuously minimized, value is maximized and transformation accelerates.
How agile are you? 4 key questions about software delivery It can be difficult to differentiate between true Agile software delivery and what the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) refers to as “Agile BS.” VMware Pivotal Labs uses the following four
modern digital world
Government agencies should look to Silicon Valley to understand how to build, modernize and deliver software
THERE IS A NEW imperative. On the modern battlefield — literal, in the case of national defense
— “software-enabled” organizations are poised to win. On this battlefield, your advantage is your software delivery cycle time: how frequently you can accredit
and field software into the hands of
users to address current mission needs. Long cycle times expose vulnerability to adversaries who use modern software tools and practices to deliver software more frequently, gain competitive advantage
and disrupt your mission. Companies like Amazon, Uber and Netflix excel at modern software and continue to thwart their competitors.
Digital transformation is hard. That’s why USAF’s Kessel Run, Space Force’s Kobayashi Maru and the DOD Special Operations community partnered with VMware Pivotal Labs to build modern software factories inside the Defense Department. VMware Pivotal Labs is
a modern software consulting practice that enables the U.S. government to deliver incredible business and mission outcomes with cycle times that rival the most forward-leaning Silicon Valley startups.
Transformation journeys often begin by tackling an acute problem that a senior mission owner can no longer tolerate. Teams meet with that mission owner
and actual users to discuss the problem and desired outcomes, as opposed to discussing solutions and requirements. VMware Pivotal Labs then enables
that organization to deliver accredited, mission-ready software to production
to solve those problems, quickly, continuously and at enterprise scale.
Innovating at the speed of Silicon Valley while controlling risk
The key is to continuously reduce risk. By leveraging Lean, User-Centered Design, Agile and DevSecOps, organizations ensure they are always building what matters most to the mission while avoiding requirement creep, budget overruns and costly delays.
By leveraging the Tanzu Kubernetes platform, organizations streamline software delivery through pipelines, automate away technical complexity, benefit from the curated lifecycle management of open-source technologies, leverage security control inheritance,
and incorporate automated tests and
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