ThoughtWorks Rolls Out Agile Fundamentals and Continuous Delivery Workshops in the U.K. and Paris

CHICAGO and LONDON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Leaders in Agile software development expand popular workshop series

ThoughtWorks, Inc. (http://www.thoughtworks.com), the global leader in enterprise Agile development services, and its product division, ThoughtWorks Studios, today announced the availability of the Agile Fundamentals for Leaders and Continuous Delivery for DevOps workshops in the U.K. (Manchester and London) and Paris. Part of the ThoughtWorks Learning workshops and knowledge series, both events provide hands-on, experience-based tutorials designed to help enterprise IT customers adopt, scale and succeed using Agile methods.

Agile Fundamentals for Leaders

( http://www.thoughtworks.com/events/agile-fundamentals-leaders )

Manchester, U.K. - June 24

Paris - July 1

London - July 11

Agile Fundamentals for Leaders provides not just the vocabulary of Agile, but the core understandings and concepts behind the terms. Participants will gain a solid understanding of the values, principles and practices that have led Agile software development to become a strategic initiative for today's software-driven organizations. Based on years of direct experience helping global customers succeed with Agile, the workshop is designed to help technology leaders make informed decisions and develop winning strategies that are best suited for their organization. It is a must-attend event for leaders in IT that are looking to develop and deploy higher quality software with more predictable results.

Continuous Delivery for DevOps

( http://www.thoughtworks.com/events/thoughtworks-continuous-delivery-devops )

Manchester, U.K. - June 23

Paris - June 30

London - July 25

ThoughtWorks has pioneered many of today's best practices for Agile development and these one-day workshops highlight how Continuous Delivery and DevOps are helping IT organizations deliver software value faster and with more predictability. Continuous Delivery for DevOps provides the organizational principles and practices that enable businesses to keep software production-ready throughout the application lifecycle, so it can be released on-demand with a single click. The practices help close the gap between development (applications/software engineering teams), technology operations (release managers) and quality assurance (testing and QA managers). The workshops highlight the importance of fast feedback throughout the delivery process, how to improve collaboration between people involved in delivering software, principles and practices that enable continuous deployment, how to automate testing and deployment, how to manage continuous delivery with large and distributed teams, and strategies to transform an organization's delivery process to enable continuous delivery.

Both workshops are available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register please follow the links above.

About ThoughtWorks

ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment and performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM™ suite, comprised of Mingle®, Go™ and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,700 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: (http://www.thoughtworks.com).

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