Valtech and VersionOne Present the Agile Edge Conference Series With David Anderson

WASHINGTON, DC, May 09 (MARKET WIRE) --
Valtech North America (www.valtech.us), a renowned international software
transformation provider of OnDemand(TM) solutions and Agile and Lean coaching
and
training, today announced that it is partnering with VersionOne
(www.versionone.com), recognized by Agile practitioners as the leader in tools,
to host "The Agile Edge" conference in the Washington, D.C. area. The conference
will be held on May 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton
McLean-Tyson's Corner. The cost per registrant is $149.

The conference, one of a series the two companies are hosting, provides
in-depth
exposure to agile methods, metrics and project success factors. The conference
has
tracks specially developed for product owners, developers and project managers
and will provide hands on exercises and draw from successful commercial
projects.

"We've created an educational environment that explores how companies can
transform their organizations through a radically different approach to
software -- not just in developing it, but in determining what it is
intended to do, its value to the organization, and the deployment and
training required to make it successful," Brad Murphy, CEO of Valtech
NorthAmerica, said.

"VersionOne has always been dedicated to promoting the value of Agile
development and supporting efforts to educate the growing Agile
community,"said Robert Holler, Chief Executive Officer of VersionOne.
"Partnering
withValtech to present The Agile Edge Conference Series is a great way for us to
share our industry expertise in Agile project management with attendees."
VersionOne is delivering three sessions in the Agile Management track for
project
managers.

Participants will learn about measuring for accountability, the lifecycle of
a
Scrum project, Agile adoption at the team and organizational level, project
planning and management, and the transformational power of Agile, and much more.

David Anderson will provide the keynote address. He has assumed the role
ofChief Process Scientist for Valtech North America through his consultancy,
Modus
Cooperandi (www.moduscooperandi.com), a strategic management consultancy focused
on
delivering performance through collaboration, and the deployment of Agile and
Lean techniques. Anderson is an internationally-recognized specialist in
cultural change for institutionalized, long-lasting implementation of Lean
and Agile software development teams. He is the author of Agile Management for
SoftwareEngineering and the Agile Management blog. Anderson has helped leading
organizations such as Microsoft, Sprint, Motorola and Corbis adopt and
embrace Agile and Lean disciplines for notable measurable results.
Andersonis a co-founder and board member of the Agile Project Leadership
Network.

To register for the Agile Edge conference, visit
www.regonline.com/valtechagile
or, call 800-249-0123. Additional Agile Edge conferences will be held in New
York in late June, with other locations in September and October.

About Valtech

Valtech is a global provider of high performance enterprise software
development,
outsourcing, and organizational transformation services. Valtech offers
strategic
software consulting, agile-focused software engineering, skills training and
coaching. The company partners with customers as no development company dares
to, by sharing the risk and return of development. Valtech's OnDemand
services are focused on one single outcome: Delivering business agility.
Serving customers across a variety of industries, including finance,
travel, energy, media, high-tech and online, Valtech OnDemand offerings result
in
priority business ideas and products converted to working, tested and
deployable software every two weeks. Headquartered in Dallas, Valtech North
America is a leading member of the Agile Alliance and Agile Project Leadership
Network. For more information, please visit www.valtech.us.

About 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, we help development teams consistently deliver software
faster.

Since 2002, companies such as Adobe, BBC, Siemens, CNN, Disney, Dow
Chemical,
HP, 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.

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