Blog: The Slant

How do you build a winning culture that actually works at scale? Insights from Matt Parker, Steven Spear, R. Brian Andrews reveal that culture isn’t fluff—it’s engineered through systems, trust, and learning.

At Prodacity 2025, John Lowry, Ed Hoffman, Maj. Gen. Scott Brodeur, and Kim Crider explored how mission command thrives when outcomes are critical. Learn how they use clarity, trust, and structured experimentation to lead teams through uncertainty and deliver mission success.

Rise8 to support monumental missile defense program streamlining development and delivery of mission-critical software

Edward Hieatt, DJ Angelini, and Lt. Col. David Williams share hard-earned lessons on making continuous delivery work for government teams. Go beyond tooling with insights on predictability, investment, incentives, and culture needed to deliver software users love.

We answered the question, "What does it mean to be part of the Rise8 team?" by explaining the values and principles that allow us to advance our purpose of making the world work better with software. The smaller the gap between what we say here and what we do, the better we can achieve our mission of enabling large enterprises to continuously deliver valuable software users love.

Explore how federal leaders can cut through systemic chaos to drive transformation. Discover key takeaways from Prodacity on value stream mapping, clarity in modernization, and actionable systems thinking—featuring Karen Martin, Joe Szodfridt, Paul Contoveros, and Lt Col JJ Homan

Rise8’s Software Refinery is now “Awardable” on the Platform One Solutions Marketplace, offering mission-proven DevSecOps solutions that accelerate delivery, boost security, and enable continuous ATO for government software teams.

Explore key takeaways from Prodacity 2025’s “Improvement Kata IRL” session block. Learn how federal agencies can align strategy to outcomes, scale transformation through systems thinking, and drive mission impact with continuous improvement.