Retirement.gov

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) operates the federal government's social insurance program that covers 173 million workers. There are 65 million people receiving retirement, disability, or survivors' benefits from a $920 billion annual operating budget (source: U.S. Social Security Administration, www.ssa.gov). Currently all social security tax contributions are invested in risk-free U.S. Treasury bonds and bills, however under a proposed federal mandate, the SSA is launching Retirement.gov to allow workers and recipients to control how their contributions are invested. Retirement.gov would operate similar to HealthCare.gov where individuals can review and select a private sector investment management company to manage their retirement fund, similar to how private pensions, IRAs, and 401(K) retirement funds operate. Retirement.gov is scheduled to launch in 24-months. You are the project manager for the Retirement.gov project. This will be a major information technology endeavor with significant software programming, website application development, TCM 701 2 database equipment hosting networking, and financial transaction and personal information protection. Quality and security are critical success factors.

Directions Determine if agile is a best approach for this project. Assess the advantages and disadvantages along with your chapter reading description of agile projects; and compose an informative argument for or against an agile approach to the Retirement.gov project.