THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES AGILE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT AGILE APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:33:08 +0000

On the heels of its Adaptive ALMTM launch, ThoughtWorks Studios incorporates best-practices workshops to complement tool offerings

CHICAGO (Agile 2009), Aug. 24, 2009 - ThoughtWorks Studios, a global leader in Agile application lifecycle management (ALM) tools and training, today announced ThoughtWorks Agile Workshops, a new set of training programs to help development organizations adopt proven best practices for all aspects of Agile ALM.

Developed by the recognized leader in large-scale Agile deployments, the Agile Workshops complement ThoughtWorks Studios' recently launched Adaptive ALM solution, providing customers with a complete set of tools and training to improve program visibility and performance while adapting to the changing dynamics of enterprise Agile programs.

"For organizations to achieve true Agile success they need both tools and training to manage the process of change and the variety of methodologies that are common in enterprise software development," said Adam Monago, vice president, client services for ThoughtWorks Studios. "Our Agile Workshops represent an entirely new curriculum of in-depth training programs that will help all stakeholders within an organization work more efficiently and collaboratively throughout the Agile transformation process."

The ThoughtWorks Agile Workshops focus on all aspects of the Agile ALM and are taught by highly experienced development experts. The courses are delivered on-premise and are grouped into four primary areas of Agile ALM, including:

Agile Foundations
These training sessions focus on the core building blocks and business requirements of building a successful Agile practice. Sessions include: ThoughtWorks Agile Fundamentals; Agile Analysis in Practice; Essential Agile Engineering Practices; Agile Quality Analyst; and, an Agile Leadership Offering for those in business management roles.

Team Collaboration and Project Management
This track of courses is designed to help program managers become more effective leaders within the software development organization. Courses include: Becoming an Agile Project Manager; Distributed Agile Workshop; and, Agile Lifecycle Management with Mingle.

Testing and Quality Assurance
Based on more than 16 years of experience developing industry leading best practices around testing and quality, this set of offerings includes: Functional Testing Organizational Assessment; Automated Functional Testing Primer; Getting Started with Twist; Twist Evolution; and, Test Drivers: Using Selenium or Frankenstein with Twist.

Continuous Build and Release Management
With a commitment to supporting the latest in engineering best practices, workshops include: Release Management Capability Assessment; CI Environment Set-up; Cruise Quickstart; and, Build, Release and Deployment Advisory.

ThoughtWorks Studios, the products division of the industry leading Agile consultancy ThoughtWorks, now offers the tooling and training enterprise customers need to successfully adopt Agile-based development practices. Its Adaptive ALM integrates its three flagship products, Mingle® (project management), Twist® (test automation) and Cruise® (release management). The result is a fully automated solution that supports all aspects of software development and delivery lifecycle, from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management.

Complete information on the ThoughtWorks Agile Workshops can be found at www.thoughtworks-studios.com/services

About ThoughtWorks Studios
ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM tools and training. Its products and services are used by organizations as a foundation for sustainable Agile adoption, where project management, automation and engineering best practices are required. The company's Adaptive ALMTM solution provides a platform for managing all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from requirements definition and project management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The three products that make up Adaptive ALM, Mingle® (project management) Twist® (test automation) and Cruise® (release management), are available as an integrated solution or as stand-alone products. The company also provides in-depth training courses that cover all aspects of Agile ALM through it Agile Workshops series. Backed as an independent division of ThoughtWorks, the pioneering leader in Agile development and best-practices, ThoughtWorks Studios' customers include 3M, , Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. It is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

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THOUGHTWORKS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES AGILE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT AGILE APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT