- Customer maturity levels with Agile are low, with 67% of organizations using Agile for less than five years.
- Customer competency levels with Agile are also low, with 84% of organizations stating they are below a high level of competency.
- Contract disputes are the number one or two types of disputes faced by organizations across all industries.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Agile contracts require different wording and protections than traditional or waterfall contracts.
- Agile buzzwords by themselves do not create an Agile contract.
- There is a delicate balance between being overly prescriptive in an Agile contract and too lax.
Impact and Result
- Identify options for Agile contract provisions.
- Manage Agile contract risk by selecting the appropriate level of protections for an Agile project.
- Harness the power of Agile development and collaboration with the vendor while preserving contractual flexibility.
- Focus on the correct contract clauses to manage Agile risk.
Identify and Reduce Agile Contract Risk Research & Tools
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should treat Agile contracts differently from traditional or waterfall contracts, and review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the twelve contract clauses that are different for Agile contracts.Besides the small introduction, subscribers and consulting clients within this management domain have access to:
- Identify and Reduce Agile Contract Risk Storyboard
1. Identify and evaluate options
Use the information in this blueprint and Info-Tech’s Agile Contract Playbook-Checklist to review and assess your Agile contracts, ensuring that the provisions and protections are suitable for Agile contracts specifically.
- Agile Contracts Playbook-Checklist
Workshop: Identify and Reduce Agile Contract Risk
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
1 Identify and Evaluate Options
The Purpose
To understand Agile-specific contract clauses, to improve risk identification, and to be more effective at negotiating Agile contract terms.
Key Benefits Achieved
Increased awareness of how Agile contract provisions are different from traditional or waterfall contracts in 12 key areas.
Understanding available options.
Understanding the impact of being too prescriptive.
Activities
1.1 Review the Agile Contract Playbook-Checklist.
1.2 Review 12 contract provisions and reinforce key learnings with exercises.
Outputs
Configured Playbook-Checklist as applicable
Exercise results and debrief