Agile in Government

The expectations of Government continue to grow from citizens, businesses and the pressures of reform. Citizens are accustomed to prolific choice and high levels of customer service. They expect no less from their Government.

Faced with climate change, man-made and natural disasters, national security threats, and any number of other crises, the machinery of Government is having to work harder, with reducing resources, just to stand still.

Worse still, Government operates at a scale that few corporations can match. Is it possible to be Agile on such a scale? Not immediately, but the challenge Government faces every day is how to do more, with less, and faster.

We are building a record of projects where Agile has been applied successfully in Government, in increasingly larger problem domains. Adopting an Agile approach has shown real benefits for Government:

Agile shortens the cycle from decision to benefits
Agile reduces the risk of unwanted outcomes
Agile reduces the risk of time and cost overruns
Agile assumes changes of direction mid-project

Being Agile will help the public sector organisations implement change more professionally, more responsively, more quickly.

Cornwell consultants understand the issues of Transformational Government and have the experience, knowledge and expertise required to help organisations in the public sector become Agile.