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Yesterday's Government report "Making it easier to set up and run a charity …" makes a number of interesting points and recommendations, including easing VAT rules and reducing red tape (i.e. reducing the number of CRB checks needed). Included in the report are a couple of significant IT issues faced by charities - access to IT expertise and sharing resources.

I've been thinking about the way Government is approaching the challenge of adopting a more Agile approach to IT.

The current Government ICT Strategy includes the follow specific targets:

• Building on the recommendations of the System Error report
• Supporting the APP in local government
• Learning the lessons from the private sector

In November 2010 the Institute for Government published its System Error report, on failings in Government IT. The report made two key recommendations: that Government should move to a standard technology platform to enable economies of scale and reduce procurement costs; and that projects should be managed using Agile approaches.

Keynote at Agile Business Conference 2011

Overview

IndigoBlue's James Yoxall and Jerrett Myers from the Institute for Government (IfG) will present the key findings of the IfG’s report into Government IT, Systems Failure, and discuss the pilot projects, the issues identified and the proposed solutions. The presentation will then consider the wider issues for Agile adoption in Government and look to the experiences of the commercial sector for answers. Themes will include: procurement and Agile contracts; big problems don’t necessarily demand big solutions; governance; and balancing the tension between Agility and control. The presentation will conclude with a look to the future: what comes next for Government IT; and what this means for the Agile community.

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