The document discusses improving the outsourcing of web development through a more human-centered approach, moving away from traditional RFPs towards collaboration. It references the Agile Manifesto, emphasizing personal interactions and flexibility over strict processes. A toolkit is outlined for implementing this approach, including pre-discovery, vendor selection, and communication methods.

1. Agile Sourcing for
Open Source Web
Development
Zach Chandler

2. Wait, who are you exactly?
Stanford University
● Technology Strategist (2015 - )
● Web Strategist SWS (3 years)
● Drupal community member
(8 years)
Ambergris Consulting
● Principal (2012 - )

3. Your RFP is killing your project

4. RFP is a blunt instrument

5. Expository Sketch is the new
RFP

6. Guideposts from Design
Thinking

7. image source: Stanford d.school (http://dschool.stanford.edu/)

9. Clients: empathize with vendors

10. HMW:
How might we improve the
experience of outsourcing web
development?

11. HMW:
How might we make the process
of outsourcing web development
more human centered?

12. Changing the tenor:
moving away from the
adversarial, toward collaboration

13. Guideposts from Agile

14. The Agile Manifesto
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan

15. The Agile Manifesto
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan

16. The toolkit

17. 1.Pre-discovery

18. 2. Vendor shortlist

19. 2. Vendor partner invitations

20. 3. Expository Sketch

21. 4. Presentations

22. 5. Consolidated Q&A

23. 6. Follow up conversations

24. 6. Selection scorecard workshop

25. (7. Tiebreaker questions)

26. 8. Announcements, rationale

27. 9. Selection process summary
(internal document)

28. 10. Statement of Work