77 3.4.4 Project Section 3.4.4, Project preference that See Questions 33 & 35 Management: "CDHS’ Management, development activities be managed using an Agile methodology but pg. 38 support of the EGC project management activities will be managed in the more traditional Waterfall management methodology." How does CDHS anticipate Agile planning constructs, such as development iterations and putting releases into production, to be taken into account from a project planning perspective? Will deliverables be managed in a waterfall or agile fashion to release product into production? 78 3.4.7 Key Section 3.4.7. At least one member of the development team will be The State agrees to adjust this requirement to one year of Personnel, pg. required to have two years of experience implementing secure experience. 39 RESTful APIs. Given that secure APIs, including a token handshake on the back end, is a relatively new security paradigm, this requirement may well serve to unnecessarily limit the number of vendors who can participate in this procurement. Will the State please delete this very specific requirement, or reduce the requirement to a single year. The latter will reduce the qualification burden. 79 3.4.7 Key Section 3.4.7 Key Personnel requires that all contractor personnel on The State agrees to this adjustment. Key Personnel will be Personnel, pg. the project will be designated as follows: “Key Personnel” 39 Management Lead / Project Manager Lead Developer Would the State consider limiting the designation of Key Personnel to Scrum Master the following positions 1. Management Lead/Project Manager, Lead – Developer, and Scrum Master? This will provide the needed flexibility for the Contractor to bring on the skilled resources in the timelines required by the WBS/project schedule as opposed to trying to identify specific resources several months in advance of the work, while still protecting the State by ensuring the commitment of the Contractor’s lead positions.
77 3.4.4 Project Management, pg. 38 Section 3.4.4, Project Management: "CDHS’ preference that development activities be managed using an Agile methodology but support of the EGC project management activities will be managed in the more traditional Waterfall management methodology." How does CDHS anticipate Agile planning constructs, such as development iterations and putting releases into production, to be taken into account from a project planning perspective? Will deliverables be managed in a waterfall or agile fashion to release product into production? See Questions 33 & 35 78 3.4.7 Key Personnel, pg. 39 Section 3.4.7. At least one member of the development team will be required to have two years of experience implementing secure RESTful APIs. Given that secure APIs, including a token handshake on the back end, is a relatively new security paradigm, this requirement may well serve to unnecessarily limit the number of vendors who can participate in this procurement. Will the State please delete this very specific requirement, or reduce the requirement to a single year. The latter will reduce the qualification burden. The State agrees to adjust this requirement to one year of experience. 79 3.4.7 Key Personnel, pg. 39 Section 3.4.7 Key Personnel requires that all contractor personnel on the project will be designated “Key Personnel” Would the State consider limiting the designation of Key Personnel to the following positions – 1. Management Lead/Project Manager, Lead Developer, and Scrum Master? This will provide the needed flexibility for the Contractor to bring on the skilled resources in the timelines required by the WBS/project schedule as opposed to trying to identify specific resources several months in advance of the work, while still protecting the State by ensuring the commitment of the Contractor’s lead positions. The State agrees to this adjustment. Key Personnel will be as follows: Management Lead / Project Manager Lead Developer Scrum Master