Agile Leadership in the Public Sector

Less than a decade ago Gartner reported that 75 percent of large-scale government IT projects resulted in failure. In 2014, government software project failures such as Healthcare.gov again called national attention to this continuing problem in the public sector. To become more responsive, many federal, state, and local agencies began using agile software delivery methods. Yet, public service leaders still struggle to embrace new ways of thought or challenging long-term processes to instill agility into the public sector culture. Todd Holden examines what he sees as a fundamental thought-shift needed by government leadership to support an organizational agile transformation. Todd shares his personal experience in the agile transformation of a state department, beginning with software teams and then moving to a larger-scale organizational impact in other functional business areas. Discover the obstacles initially encountered, lessons learned, and the challenges that still lie ahead. Join Todd to see how it is possible to transform the way government delivers software and services—and how we as public leaders can embrace agile leadership.