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News & EventsJim Highsmith to Offer Courses on Creating the Agile Enterprise
Industry luminary joins other leaders to teach the principles of Agile software development through Agile University
BOULDER, Colo., June 7, 2007 - Rally Software Development Corp., the leading on-demand provider of Agile software life cycle management solutions, today announced that industry luminary Jim Highsmith will offer public courses through Agile University, a training organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of Agile approaches. Highsmith will offer two courses taking place July 10 - 12 at Agile University headquarters in Boulder, Colo.
The first course, Creating an Agile Enterprise, identifies the benefits of creating an Agile enterprise and six critical transition areas including, organization, processes, culture, alignment, governance, and performance. The second course, Agile Project Management, uses both presentation and practical exercises to outline how a well-thought-out approach to Agile project management can help increase innovation, keep costs down, and shorten product development cycles.
"If companies are to survive in this turbulent economy, they must re-examine both their processes and their perspectives with regard to change, and Agile software development is a major part of that movement," said Highsmith. "I'm excited to be a part Agile University so that organizations can learn how to take Agile from a single team to an entire enterprise."
The Creating an Agile Enterprise course is offered at Agile University headquarters in Boulder, Colo., on July 10, 2007. Agile Project Management is offered at the same location on July 11 and 12, 2007.
Jim Highsmith is a recognized leader in the Agile project management and software development movement. He currently serves as director of the Agile Project Management Practice at Cutter Consortium. He is the author of Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Addison Wesley 2004; Adaptive Software Development: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Complex Systems, Dorset House 2000 (JOLT award winner), and Agile Software Development Ecosystems, Addison Wesley 2002. Jim was an author of the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence, a founder of the Agile Alliance, and a founder and first president of the Agile Project Leadership Network.
About Agile University
The mission of Agile University is to instill Agile principles, share knowledge of Agile practices and advance the adoption of Agile approaches. Whether an organization is just getting started with Agile or learning how to apply its practices to an entire enterprise, Agile University offers comprehensive training for creating the Agile organization. Rally Software is a founding member of Agile University. View the Agile University course schedule at www.agileuniversity.org.
About Rally
From an initial pilot project to enterprise rollout, Rally helps companies succeed with Agile software development - one of the fastest growing trends in the technology industry. Rally's family of Agile life cycle management products give teams the visibility and collaboration needed to deliver high-value software in rapid iterations, and its world-renowned coaching services help mentor teams to create internal Agile experts. Based in Boulder, Colo., Rally maps an incremental road to Agile adoption for thousands of subscribers from leading software vendors, Internet companies and corporate development teams. For more information, visit www.rallydev.com.
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