I had the pleasure of attending the Expo portion of SQE’s Better Software Development Conference & Expo last week. The slant was definitely toward Agile Software Development which, in part, prompted my post last week about Agile vs. Waterfall software development and the costs associated with each process.
During the Expo, I had the opportunity to speak with representatives from each of the following organizations:
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- Rally Software
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- QSM
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- SQE
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- InnerWorkings
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- TechExcel
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- Net Objectives
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- VersionOne
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- VMC
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I’d like to take some space here to give you some brief info about each of these great vendors and their offerings.
Rally Software
Rally is the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (ALM) dedicated to making distributed development organizations faster and leaner by dramatically cutting the time, cost and effort needed to deliver high quality applications. According to a study by QSM Associates, software-driven companies that rely on Rally’s Agile ALM products and services are 50% faster to market and 25% more productive than industry averages.
It was a Rally Software rep that I first presented my question concerning Agile vs. Waterfall development costs and two of their individuals have commented on the article so far. For more information on Rally Software, visit www.rallydev.com.
QSM (Quantitative Software Management)
Quantitative Software Management was established in 1978. Their principle business centers around helping organizations reduce the overall expense of software and systems development projects. QSM’s SLIM software tools and consultative approach enable organizations to effectively estimate, track, and benchmark their software projects. For more information on QSM, visit www.qsm.com.
SQE (Software Quality Engineering)
SQE assists software professionals and organizations interested in improving customer service, boosting productivity, and improving the return on IT investments through better software quality practices. Beginning in 1986 with professional consulting services, Software Quality Engineering has acquired the largest portfolio of software quality information in the industry. For more information on SQE, visit www.sqe.com.
InnerWorkings
InnerWorkings offers Enterprise software development organizations a complete solution for integrating Microsoft .NET skills learning and software process training. Using InnerWorkings, individual developers and .NET teams build skills through practice writing actual code, including preparation for Microsoft Certification examinations. For more information on Innerworkings, visit www.innerworkings.com.
TechExcel
TechExcel unifies the enterprise by bridging the gap between product development and service/support. This end-to-end environment empowers companies to optimize the relationship between these important organizations without sacrificing autonomy or business processes and provides a collaborative environment that significantly saves time and resources. For more information on TechExcel, visit www.techexcel.com.
Net Objectives
Net Objectives focuses on achieving scalable and effective software development – without the suffering. Net Objectives’ clients prove that this is an achievable goal for any development organization regardless of size. Utilizing the 3 P’s of Lean Principles, Agile Processes and Best Development Practices, development organizations ranging in size from single, small teams to large global enterprises can achieve their goals. Net Objectives can help individuals with their analysis, design and coding practices. They can help teams use agile processes, including Scrum, effectively. Finally, they can help organizations scale their agile team approach to be effective throughout the enterprise.
Net Objectives helps organizations be effective not only in how efficiently software is developed, but also how to be effective in choosing the proper work for each team at the proper time in order to maximize the business value being delivered. For more information on Net Objectives, visit www.netobjectives.com.
VersionOne
VersionOne is recognized by Agile practitioners as the leader in Agile project management tools. By simplifying the process of planning and tracking Agile software projects, they help development teams consistently delivery software faster. Since 2002, companies such as Adobe, BBC, Siemens, CNN, Disney, Dow Chemical, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Sony, 3M and Business Objects have turned to VersionOne to help provide greater value to their customers. Today more than 10,000 teams and 70,000 users in 50 countries use VersionOne’s Agile project management tools to streamline and standardize their agile development efforts. For more information on VersionOne, visit www.versionone.com.
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