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De-risking Guide: Budgeting and overseeing tech projects

Guide by 18F explaining how to minimize the risk of policy failure when selecting technology vendors.

Author: 18F
Published Year: 2024

The “De-risking Government Technology Guide” offers practical strategies for government agencies to reduce technology project failures by making informed software choices and managing vendors effectively.

It stresses the risks of over-customizing commercial off-the-shelf software, advocates for empowered product ownership, and recommends modern, user-centered development practices and performance-based contracting to improve project outcomes.