Jonathan B Mostowski

Agile Acquisitions & Alcohol

Business EN ↓ 87 episodes

Understanding Federal Government acquisitions can be complicated and overwhelming. With almost two decades of experience as a pioneer in Agile Acquisitions in the Federal Government I provide my lessons learned in short, easy to understand, breakdowns of topics that are critical to buying and selling in this unique market.

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Jonathan B Mostowski

Episodes

Communication 22.09.2020 4:03

In this episode I discuss the importance of open communication in the acquisition process and offer a few suggestions

Build vs. Buy 22.09.2020 3:47

In this episode I discuss the age old acquisition question every agency faces whether they should build custom sw solutions or buy an existing COTS solution

Wired Acquisitions 22.09.2020 4:14

In this episode I discuss the perception that GovernmentAcquisitions are “wired” for a specific vendor

MVP vs Legacy Replacement 22.09.2020 3:52

In this episode I discuss how to explain to stakeholders the difference between MVPs and Legacy replacement

Other Transaction Authority 22.09.2020 4:52

In this weeks episode I discuss Other Transaction Authority (OTA); what it is, and why it matters.

Agile Development as a Service 22.09.2020 4:20

In this episode I discuss a new perspective on how to view agile development for the purposes if Contracting

Modular vs. Short Contracts 22.09.2020 3:15

Discussing the differences between modular contracts and short contracts as they affect vendor staffing

Who's Who in Acquisitions? 22.09.2020 4:22

In this episode I discuss the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders in acquisitions

Agile Acquisitions & Culture Change 22.09.2020 3:13

A video Blog discussing culture change around acquiring and selling IT in the Federal Government Ecosystem

What is an Agile Coach? 22.09.2020 5:22

This episode discusses the use of Agile Coaches in agencies adopting Agile

Why You Don’t Need EVM 22.09.2020 6:21

A discussion on the use of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) for Agile Development

Why Agile? 22.09.2020 8:51

This is the audio recording for the initial Agile Acquisitions V-blog describing why agile and iterative development is so important to the Federal Government