Feb 17, 2016 | Blog, User Experience
Most government systems prioritize security over user experience. With classified Department of Defense documents and Personally Identifiable Information being captured, this doesn’t come as a surprise to anybody. But in practice, this thought process doesn’t... read more
Nov 19, 2015 | Agile Innovation Center, Agile Solutions, Blog
The Agile methodology has made an undeniable impact on…
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Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, User Experience
Managing technology spending is hard. Even the most experienced Technical Project Manager or Project Sponsor is regularly faced with challenges like: system needs that are greater than the resources at hand; customers that change their requirements; technical and... read more
Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, User Experience
User Experience Design is the methodology and practice of making software, systems and processes intuitive, simple and efficient. There are many tools in the UX Designer’s tool kit, but the stages of UX are fairly straightforward. As simple as A, B, C. A is for... read more
Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, User Experience
In the first few years of my experience as a Business Analyst, the typical “shall” statements found in most standard waterfall requirements documents shaped our development of applications. When creating an application enhancement, our requirements centered on what... read more
Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Innovation Center
Consider this scenario: The year is 2016, the setting is a 15 story office building in Chicago. Its 10:30am on a typical Wednesday morning, but this day will prove to be anything but typical. Emily, a financial analyst at Kitotech, is finishing up a paper for her... read more
Nov 16, 2015 | Agile Innovation Center, Agile Solutions, Blog
Google Executive, Chairman Eric Schmidt, has predicted that everybody in the world will access to the internet by 2020. He goes on to say, “Think about how great the internet is with 2 billion users. Now think about how amazing it will be when 5 billion come... read more
Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Cyber Security, Cyber Security Innovation Center
Last year we were told that the password was officially going the way of the dodo bird. The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, a non-profit organization comprised of representatives from some of the largest IT companies such as Microsoft, Google, and PayPal,... read more
Nov 15, 2015 | Agile Innovation Center, Agile Solutions, Blog
I have worked with many organizations; they all have different approaches to failure. Most groups avoid or prevent failure. However, others try to figure out how to spark innovation through failure. The groups that have an aversion to failure often create mechanisms... read more
Nov 14, 2015 | Blog, Training
After more than 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, I’ve learned a great deal on the differences between employment in the government and civilian sectors over the past year. The two most prevalent issues I’ve encountered revolve around employment ‘contracts’ and annual... read more
