"When I joined IPPS-A eight months ago, we were figuring out how to start building in Agile," said Cpt. Chad Bell, an Agile Release Train (ART) leader supporting the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) Increment II program. "Now, it’s a muscle memory. The ART teams know — two-week increments and demo. They know we all are going to plan and collaborate to figure out what we are going to work on."

Well before the Army’s ongoing transition to Agile software development, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems’ (PEO EIS) Global Combat Support System – Army (GCSS-Army) product office saw a need to shorten the software testing timeline.   

Rachel Phillips is the deputy product lead for Foreign Military Sales – Army Case Execution System (FMS-ACES) at PEO EIS — a role she assumed in January 2023.

In the midst of U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems’ (PEO EIS) Agile transformation last year, the head of the organization’s Acquisition Innovation Directorate (AID), Aric Sherwood, saw the need for better information sharing at the program level. 

U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems’ (PEO EIS) Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) product office held a virtual industry event Feb. 13 in collaboration with Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI) and the Army Information Systems Engineering Command.

A heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to my friend and boss, former PEO Mr. Ross Guckert, on his retirement after more than 34 years of service to our country.

“The Army’s Agile journey requires a mindset that is open to change,” said Billy McCain, product support manager for the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) program portfolio. “I consider myself a change agent. Technology is constantly evolving, and we must be open to analyzing these emerging technologies to improve our cost, schedule or performance.”