Is your program really ready to adopt the SWP? Next in the Software Acquisition Go Bag series, we’ll walk you through our new Tactical Guide called SWP: Ready, Set, Go! This guide provides proven techniques to assess the project’s readiness to adopt the SWP; identify any shortfalls; and obtain the resources, information, and support needed for success. What Will Attendees Learn? How to know if your acquisition program is really rea...

Many organizations practicing DevSecOps have collapsed under the weight of their own tooling. These organizations tried to solve delivery problems by stacking Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps controllers, scanners, and templating systems until no one can explain their own deployment path. This webcast cuts through that complexity and shows how right-sizing DevSecOps—reproducible environments, deterministic builds, type-safe configuration, and sm...

This webcast offers a solution to the problem of poorly defined requirements in system design that can lead to software flaws, cost and time overruns, and stakeholder dissatisfaction. We will tell you how to use a structured process called the ATAM (architectural tradeoffs analysis method) to develop a system design by eliciting requirements, scenarios, and priorities from stakeholders. Then, we will explain how to measure compliance with thos...

The SEI contributed its expertise to the development of the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP), which the Department of Defense (DoD) issued in 2020 as DoD Instruction 5000.87. Since the SWP’s issuance, SEI researchers have collaborated with DoD program teams and policy owners to effectively implement the pathway in different program contexts, identify barriers and challenges, and monitor outcomes. Throughout that work, we’ve ident...

Experts agree that quantum computing will likely become powerful enough to break modern-day encryption within the next 10–15 years on “Q Day.” Once encryption is defeated, the computing world will never be the same. Organizations need to identify the correct courses of action to take today so that the sudden onset of quantum computing does not threaten their critical assets. In this webcast, Brett Tucker, Dan Justice, and Mat...

Often, Agile implementations are a struggle. Dedicated agile teams focus hard and deliver value on a regular cadence. But when results are tallied, the value teams produce may not fit neatly into the expectations of senior stakeholders. Why? In this webcast, Peter Capell addresses the importance of a practical vision to express outcomes, so that the program's “target picture” is clear to all parties involved. Peter highlights the v...

Finding and growing AI and Data talent is essential for mission success, but many skilled workers remain unseen because they lack traditional credentials. This session introduces practical strategies and prototype tools that help individuals demonstrate what they know while helping managers identify and evaluate emerging talent in these fields. Attendees will explore micro-assessments reflecting real data science and AI workflows, see how skil...

Threat modeling is intended to help defend a system from attack. It tops the list of techniques recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to secure critical systems. In a world where people with malicious intent have deadlier tools at their disposal, defenders need to take advantage of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to form mitigation strategies effective from early in the systems engineering lifecycle. T...

Quantum accelerated supercomputing allows domain scientists to address complex problems in machine learning (ML) and across various disciplines. These hybrid systems will require not only an understanding of quantum computing (QC) but also of High Performance Computing (HPC) skills to manage and optimize quantum-classical workflows. Modern university-level QC curriculums will address QC, ML, and hybrid algorithms; but they overlook the practic...

DevSecOps practices foster collaboration among software development, security, and operations teams to build, test, and release software quickly and reliably. A high-stakes, high-security environment has challenged the implementation of these practices within the Department of Defense (DoD). The DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) organization partnered with the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to conduct the first study to baseline the st...