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Infusing an Agile Requirements Backlog in a Large Department of Defense (DoD) Program

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Unlike commercial Agile practitioners, the Defense sector has more restrictions when restructuring milestones for an Agile approach.

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Infusing an Agile Requirements Backlog in a Large Department of Defense (DoD) Program

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