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News & EventsRally and Vision Consulting Offer Agile Enterprise and Coaching Through Free Seminar in London
Executive event offers real-world examples and practical approaches for scaling software agility across any organization
LONDON and BOULDER, CO., June 1, 2006 - Rally Software Development Corp., the leading on-demand provider of Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), and Vision Consulting, a business change and IT consultancy firm, today announced the companies will jointly host a free seminar on how one of the fastest growing trends in software - Agile development practices - enables enterprises to rapidly deliver high-value software in response to customer needs. The seminar, 'Embracing the Future - Enterprise Agility,' will be held on Wed., June 7 from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m. at The Tower, Guoman Hotels St Katharine's Way in London. Registration is limited and is available at http://www.rallydev.com/enterprise_agility.jsp.
The seminar is ideal for CEO's, CIO's, CTO's, senior IT executives, program and product managers who are under pressure to: reduce the risk of rapidly deploying complex applications, integrate new technologies and manage distributed development teams. Participants will learn from world-class coaches and experts on how to reap the benefits of Agile software development, including faster time to market and increased responsiveness to changing customer needs. Attendees will learn the core concepts of Agile development and enterprise agility and witness real-world examples and practical approaches from organizations such as BMC Software and Intelligent Finance.
The seminar will be chaired by Don Hazell of Rally and delivered by an expert panel, including:
- Ali Law, Managing Director, VISION Consulting UK - Law has taken responsibility for the successful delivery of many significant IT and Business Process Change programs across a number of industry sectors, including financial services.
- Clarke Ching, Senior Consultant, VISION Consulting UK and chairman of AgileScotland - Ching is a passionate advocate of Agile software development and chairman of AgileScotland special interest group.
- Ricky Morton, Head of UK Business Development, VISION Consulting UK -Morton has more than 20 years global experience of leading IT strategy definition, large-scale systems integration and business change programs.
- Don Hazell, EVP Sales and Marketing, Rally - Hazell is one of the foremost experts in Agile software development practices with more than 23 years of experience taking technology companies into new markets and establishing leadership positions for companies like Rally, Weblogic and BEA Systems.
Rally's family of products manages the entire Agile development lifecycle for both small project teams and large-scale, multi-team programs. The company's on-demand flagship management application was recently awarded the software industry's prestigious Jolt Award. Rally complements its on-demand offerings with world-class training and coaching delivered by the foremost experts in the Agile community.
About VISION Consulting
VISION Consulting is an international management and technology consulting company with a consistent history of delivering strategically significant solutions for our customers. VISION Consulting has been following the principles of Agile delivery for many years and has worked with many of the worlds leading financial institutions.
For more information about VISION Consulting, visit the company's website at www.vision.com.
About Rally
Based in Boulder, Colo., Rally is helping change the way companies around the globe define, develop and deliver software. Rally's family of on-demand solutions for Agile software lifecycle management support the mainstream adoption of Agile development practices, a fast-growing trend that helps software organizations speed value delivery with fixed resources and schedules. The company's customers include thousands of subscribers from leading software vendors, Internet companies and corporate development teams that are committed to delivering high-value software that adapts quickly to new business realities. Rally's world-renown coaches and expert partners complement its on-demand applications with training, mentoring and consulting services for creating the Agile organization. The company is privately held and backed by Mobius Venture Capital and Boulder Ventures. For more information about Rally, visit the company's Web site at www.rallydev.com
Press Contact: Anne Greenhaw
303-565-2832
anne@rallydev.com