New 'ThoughtWorks Learning' Roadshows, Training and Knowledge Help Accelerate Agile Adoption and Success

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New 'ThoughtWorks Learning' Roadshows, Training and Knowledge Help Accelerate Agile Adoption and Success

Software and IT organizations can tap a range of training and experienced-based knowledge from ThoughtWorks' leaders in enterprise Agile application development

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ThoughtWorks Studios (http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com), a global leader in enterprise Agile development products and services, today announced ThoughtWorks Learning(TM), a comprehensive offering of private and public workshops, and rich resource materials that have been developed during the past decade by industry experts at ThoughtWorks and ThoughtWorks Studios. As part of the offering, it also announced its first schedule of publicly available ThoughtWorks Learning Live!(TM) workshops that will be held during the month of May in the Dallas metro area, with additional workshops to be delivered in London, Paris, Manchester, Boston, Minneapolis, St. Paul, San Francisco and other selected cities slated throughout the year(to learn more please visit (http://bit.ly/twlearning1)).

"ThoughtWorks Learning combines all of the in-person training and content-based knowledge that ThoughtWorks has developed during the past decade to help organizations adopt and sustain success using Agile-based methodologies," said Adam Monago, vice president, client services at ThoughtWorks Studios. "I am very excited to offer our high-impact Agile Workshops via public registration and to have our first schedule of open enrollment roadshows scheduled in Dallas in May."

Software developers, managers, analysts, testers and executives now have a single resource to obtain a range of useful information and educational offerings that have been "road-tested" and tuned to help software organizations become more efficient and productive when adopting and scaling Agile-based development methods.

The offering includes:

    --  ThoughtWorks Learning Live!: Private and Public workshops - these
        workshops are recognized as the most useful, practical and original
        training sessions in the industry. Taught by ThoughtWorks' experts,
        ThoughtWorks Learning Live! is available through both private, on-site
        delivery or through public registration courses in select major cities
        throughout the year. All courses help development teams work more
        effectively by addressing the current stage of an organization's
        transition and the state of each area of a team's practice. Each course
        is highly interactive and infused with real-world experience using Agile
        in varying domains, roles and levels of expertise. The courses, ranging
        from introductory to advanced-level topics, are designed for software
        delivery teams, programmers, testers, engineers, project managers and
        business executives.
    --  ThoughtWorks Learning Resources: ThoughtWorks and ThoughtWorks Studios
        continue to develop useful content for all levels of expertise and areas
        of interest in software development. Now, together with existing
        discussions and content from the ThoughtWorks Community site, a
        single-source of white papers, books, best practices such as games
        (Planning Poker and Facilitation Patterns) and educational resources
        such as graphic posters are available to help organizations of all sizes
        and types achieve Agile success. To review and download free expert
        content please visit:(http://bit.ly/twlearning1)

As stated, a month-long series of ThoughtWorks Learning Live workshops will be conducted in the Dallas-Fort Worth area throughout May. The workshops include: Agile Fundamentals, Agile Project Management, Agile Leadership, Agile Development Practices, Amazon Web Services, Agile Business Analytics, Automated Functional Testing and Continuous Delivery. To review the course calendar and abstracts, meet the instructors and register please visit: (http://bit.ly/twlearning1).

About ThoughtWorks Learning

ThoughtWorks Learning focuses on sharing the fundamentals needed to overcome challenges, evolve and succeed with Agile development methodologies. It provides information and training related to software design, engineering, testing and release management that is based on real-world experience. The offerings help organizations extend the benefits of Agile beyond small teams, avoid common pitfalls, breakthrough "improvement plateaus" and continuously improve and modify methods that will best meet its needs. For more information please visit: (http://bit.ly/twlearning1).

About ThoughtWorks Studios

ThoughtWorks Studios is a global leader in Agile ALM products and training. A division of ThoughtWorks, Inc.®, the pioneer in Agile development and best-practices, it offers the tools, coaching and experience to help companies realize the full potential of Agile development in the enterprise. Its products, Mingle® (Agile project management), Twist® (Agile test automation) and Go(TM) (Agile release management), help organizations manage all aspects of the software development lifecycle - from requirements definition and portfolio management to test automation, quality assurance and release management. The company's Agile Workshops provide in-depth training that covers all facets of Agile ALM best practices. Customers include 3M, Barclays, BBC, eBay, Honeywell, McGraw-Hill, Rackspace and Vodafone. ThoughtWorks Studios is headquartered in San Francisco and Bangalore, with offices in London and select cities in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit http://www.thoughtworks-studios.com.

Media Contact:Christie DennistonCatapult PR-IROffice: 303-581-7760, ext. 13Mobile: 303-827-5164cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com

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