Eileen Wrubel
Software Engineering Institute
Eileen Wrubel is the technical lead for the SEI’s Agile in Government program, which works to assist the federal government in adopting lean and Agile software engineering principles. Her research efforts focus on Agile in acquisition, particularly on identifying and addressing adoption barriers in the Department of Defense (DoD) and other highly regulated settings, with special interest in sustainment and contracting issues.
In 14 years with the SEI, she has worked with a variety of DoD and federal acquisition programs, providing advice and assistance on software related issues.
Prior to joining the SEI, Eileen served in software project and program management and customer relationship management positions with firms such as Sabre, Logistics.com (now Manhattan Associates), and Akamai Technologies. She has also worked in a USAF acquisition program office, and spent 6 years in the Air National Guard as a Communications and Information Officer.
She is a certified SAFe Program Consultant and holds a BS in applied mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MS in project management from the University of Wisconsin.
Publications by Eileen Wrubel
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Three Federal Government/DoD Cloud Transition Issues and How to Prevent Them
July 18, 2019 • Webinar
Eileen WrubelTimothy MorrowDale Alleshouse
This webcast addressed a few of the causes for cloud transition issues, as well as identified some practices that will assist organizations as they plan to transition assets and capabilities to the cloud.
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DevSecOps Implementation in the DoD: Barriers and Enablers
April 18, 2019 • Webinar
Hasan YasarEileen WrubelJeff Boleng
In this webcast, panelists discuss potential enablers of and barriers to using modern software development techniques and processes in the DoD or similar segregated environments.
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Women in Software and Cybersecurity: Eileen Wrubel
April 11, 2019 • Podcast
Eileen Wrubel
In this SEI Podcast, which highlights the work of Women in Software and Cybersecurity, Eileen Wrubel, co-lead of the SEI's Agile/DevOps Transformation directorate, discusses her career journey.
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Mini-Tutorial: Emerging Technologies for Software-Reliant Systems
February 25, 2019 • Presentation
Eileen WrubelGrace LewisIpek Ozkaya
This talk presents several emerging technologies and their potential impact for software-reliant systems.
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Getting Your Agile Program Started
January 11, 2019 • Video
Eileen Wrubel
Eileen Wrubel discusses getting your agile program started.
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Continuous Iterative Development and Deployment Practices
October 23, 2018 • Presentation
Eileen WrubelHasan Yasar
Discussion of Agile and DevOps approaches
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Agile and DevOps: Your Questions. Our Answers.
April 27, 2018 • Webinar
Hasan YasarEileen Wrubel
Watch this lively discussion in which we answered attendee questions on all things Agile and DevOps.
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Agile DevOps
April 19, 2018 • Podcast
Hasan YasarEileen Wrubel
Eileen Wrubel and Hasan Yasar discuss how Agile and DevOps can be deployed together to meet organizational needs.
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Agile: Not Just for Software
March 27, 2018 • Presentation
Eileen Wrubel
This presentation discusses how principle-based and data-driven decision-making rooted in Agile and Lean principles can be applied across stakeholder groups and support business and acquisition functions to benefit government organizations.
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How Risk Management Fits into Agile & DevOps in Government
February 01, 2018 • Podcast
Timothy A. ChickWill HayesEileen Wrubel
In this podcast, Eileen Wrubel, technical lead for the SEI's Agile-in-Government program leads a roundtable discussion into how Agile, DevOps, and the Risk Management Framework can work together.
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Scaling Agile Methods
August 03, 2017 • Podcast
Eileen WrubelWill Hayes
In this podcast, Will Hayes and Eileen Wrubel present five perspectives on scaling Agile from leading thinkers in the field, including Scott Ambler, Steve Messenger, Craig Larman, Jeff Sutherland, and Dean Leffingwell.
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Practical Considerations in Adopting Agile/Lean in Government Settings
July 19, 2017 • Webinar
Suzanne MillerEileen Wrubel
This webinar summarizes much of what the SEI has learned in its eight years of researching and facilitating adoption of Agile and Lean methods in software-reliant systems in government.
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Agile in Government: A Research Agenda for Agile Software Development
March 23, 2017 • Presentation
Will HayesSuzanne MillerEileen Wrubel
The SEI team working with Agile in government has built a rich narrative of Agile implementation experiences and now works with an extensive network of collaborators on fundamental research questions that dive deep into cause-and-effect mechanisms.
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Scaling Agile Methods for Department of Defense Programs
December 13, 2016 • Technical Note
Will HayesMary Ann LaphamSuzanne Miller
This report discusses methods for scaling Agile processes to larger software development programs in the Department of Defense.
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Intellectual Property Rights: Why You Should Care and How to Manage Them
November 18, 2015 • Presentation
Julie B. CohenEileen Wrubel
This presentation discusses strategies and language for addressing IP rights throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
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Contracting for Agile Software Development in the Department of Defense: An Introduction
August 18, 2015 • Technical Note
Eileen WrubelJon Gross
This technical note addresses effective contracting for Agile software development and offers a primer on Agile based on a contracting officer's goals.
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Agile Methods in Air Force Sustainment
June 11, 2015 • Podcast
Eileen Wrubel
This podcast Eileen Wrubel highlights research examining Agile techniques in the software sustainment arena—specifically Air Force programs.
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Agile Software Teams and How They Engage with Systems Engineering on DoD Acquisition Programs
November 27, 2014 • Podcast
Eileen WrubelSuzanne Miller
In this podcast, Eileen Wrubel and Suzanne Miller discuss issues with Agile software teams engaging systems engineering functions in developing and acquiring software-reliant systems.
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Agile Methods in Air Force Sustainment: Status and Outlook
October 23, 2014 • Technical Note
Colleen ReganMary Ann LaphamEileen Wrubel
This paper examines using Agile techniques in the software sustainment arena—specifically Air Force programs. The intended audience is the staff of DoD programs and related personnel who intend to use Agile methods during software sustainment.
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Agile Software Teams: How They Engage with Systems Engineering on DoD Acquisition Programs
July 01, 2014 • Technical Note
Eileen WrubelSuzanne MillerMary Ann Lapham
This technical note addresses issues with Agile software teams engaging systems engineering functions in developing and acquiring software-reliant systems.
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Agile Metrics: Progress Monitoring of Agile Contractors
January 27, 2014 • Technical Note
Will HayesSuzanne MillerMary Ann Lapham
This technical note offers a reference for those working to oversee software development on the acquisition of major systems from developers using Agile methods.
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Agile Methods and Request for Change (RFC): Observations from DoD Acquisition Programs
January 24, 2014 • Technical Note
Mary Ann LaphamMichael S. BandorEileen Wrubel
This technical note looks at the evaluation and negotiation of technical proposals that reflect iterative development approaches that in turn leverage Agile methods.
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Transformation of a Software Development Organization Using Software Acquisition Practices: A Case Study
May 01, 2006 • Presentation
Tricia OberndorfEileen WrubelH. Borst (DFSG/PN)
This presentation was delivered at the Systems & Software Technology Conference (SSTC): Transforming: Business, Security, Warfighting, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from 1-4 May 2006.
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