Sponsorship

Title Sponsors
	Rally Software Rally is honored to co-title sponsor Agile 2007 for three years running. From an initial pilot project to enterprise rollout, Rally helps companies succeed with Agile software development. Our family of Agile life cycle management products gives teams the visibility and collaboration needed to deliver high-value software in rapid iterations, and our world-renowned coaching services help mentor teams to create internal Agile experts. Rally received the top honor for project management tools in both the 2006 and 2007 Jolt Product Excellence Awards. Rally was also named the #1 preferred provider for large enterprise Agile deployments in an independent survey of over 500 Agile users. 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
	Valtech Valtech is a global provider of high performance, enterprise software development outsourcing and organizational transformation services. Valtech's OnDemand^TM 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^TM offerings result in priority business ideas and products converted to working, tested and deployable software every two weeks. Valtech delivers these outcomes through mastery of Lean and Agile business and software methods including: Business Demand Management, Software Feature Management, Lean business and technical process improvement, just-in-time software development outsourcing and agile focused software engineering skill training and coaching. Valtech's North American operations are headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Valtech North America is a leading member of the Agile Alliance and Agile Project Leadership Network. For more information, please visit www.Valtech.com.
Platinum Sponsors
	Object Mentor Learning new methods, adopting new techniques, and changing how people behave can be a daunting task. That's why it's important that you have experienced, proven experts show you the way. At Object Mentor, we've been introducing businesses to Agile/ Extreme Programming principles and practices since 1999. In fact, we've written an award-winning book on the subject. Using our unique "enterprise-wide" approach, we'll ensure that you have "buy-in" from the CEO all the way down to the last developer. And our mentors have years of experience with all modern platforms and languages, so we're able to develop a robust, flexible transitioning program to suit your organization's needs.
	Luxoft With a dedicated Agile Excellence Center, Luxoft is Russian and Eastern European pioneer in leveraging Agile development methodology to provide highly collaborative, complex IT outsourcing services. Founded in 2000 in Moscow, Russia, Luxoft now operates in the US, Canada, UK, Ukraine and has the world's largest delivery capabilities in Russia and CIS. Luxoft works with global enterprises and independent software vendors (ISVs) enjoying long-term relationships with industry leaders such as Boeing, Deutsche Bank, IBM, UBS, T-Mobile and Dell. Luxoft's software development processes meet the highest quality standards, and the company was the first in Europe to achieve Level 5 CMMI quality certification. Luxoft runs research and development centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Dubna and Omsk in Russia as well as centers in Kiev and Odessa, Ukraine and Vancouver, Canada. Luxoft was named the world's #1 IT Outsourcing Product Engineering vendor in the 2006 Black Book of Outsourcing and won the National Outsourcing Association's "Financial Outsourcing Project of the Year 2006" award. The company has also been recently recognized by Business Week as the top emerging outsourcing provider in Russia and Eastern Europe and was the only IT Company to be recognized with a Russia's Best Employer 2006 awards given by the Russian Chamber of Commerce and other leading Russian employment and business agencies.
	Digital Focus After more than a decade as a pioneer of custom agile solutions, Digital Focus is writing a new story. With significant investment as a part of Command Information, the foremost provider of next generation internet services, we're expanding our agile services and combining them with industry-leading IPv6 knowledge and a robust list of IT solutions. The result is a company that offers commercial and government clients a portfolio of next generation internet services, which fuse proven agile methods with IPv6 expertise to offer everything from consulting and application development to network and advanced internet services. For more than 15 years, Command Information has been the trusted IT partner of global customers. Committed to delivering the finest solutions and customer service, Command was built from the ground up to help federal and commercial clients solve today's challenges with the technologies of tomorrow. Welcome to the next iteration of Digital Focus.
	Sapient Sapient helps clients innovate their businesses in the areas of marketing, business operations, and technology. Leveraging a unique approach, breakthrough thinking, and disciplined execution, Sapient leads its industry in delivering the right business results on time and on budget. Sapient works with clients that are driven to make a difference, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah's Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Sony Electronics, the U.S. Marine Corps, and Verizon. At Agile 2007 Sapient is introducing ResultSpace, an innovative delivery and management platform for the Agile enterprise. ResultSpace combines the practical tools that teams need with the visibility and control that executive management requires. Founded in 1990, Sapient is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and operates across North America, Europe, and India. More information about Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com.
	Thoughtworks ThoughtWorks Studios is the specialist product division of global IT consulting firm, ThoughtWorks, which has 14 offices worldwide and over 800 employees. ThoughtWorks provides technology consulting for many of the world's leading organizations. ThoughtWorks Studios was officially launched in 2006 with the aim of building world-class software which leverages our years of development expertise. The first innovative software solution to be released by ThoughtWorks Studios is Mingle, an Agile project management application. Mingle provides project intelligence for teams that need to make real-time decisions based on metrics collected from everyday activities.
Gold Sponsors
	Net Objectives Maximize your product development ROI through the use of our 3 P's: Lean Principles, Agile Processes and Best Development Practices. With courses covering topics ranging from management to deployment, you can secure the training you need to effectively use the 3 P's to improve organizations, teams and/or individuals. Training is available through public courses. Training and/or coaching can also be delivered at your facilities. In addition, all training is modular for customization to meet your specific needs. Whether your organization is a team, or large multi-national enterprise, Net Objectives has the experience and knowledge to help you achieve your goals.
	Microsoft Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System is a collection of tightly-integrated software development tools that change the way software development teams work together. With Visual Studio Team System, organizations can reduce software development complexity, facilitate collaboration among all team members, accelerate development time, improve predictability and reliability of the development process, and customize and extend Visual Studio Team System with their own internal tools, process frameworks, and supplemental partner products.
	Version One VersionOne provides 100% web-based project planning and lifecycle management applications for Agile development. Enabling today's leading Agile methodologies such as Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgileUp, and custom/hybrid approaches, VersionOne streamlines the process of adopting and scaling Agile and iterative software development projects. Recently recognized as the #1 Agile tool by an independent survey, VersionOne is currently relied on by over 2,000 teams and more than 20 Fortune 100 companies to improve software delivery. VersionOne is delivered as a locally installed application or as a hosted, on-demand service. A product tour is available at http://www.versionone.com
Conference Bag Sponsor
	Exigen Services Exigen Services is a recognized leader in offshore Agile development. We work with our clients worldwide to deliver distributed and offshore Agile development projects, and provide consulting and training services to help our clients take their own development organizations Agile for higher productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction. Exigen Services has the largest number of experiences Agile developers, testers and Certified Scrum Masters, among application outsourcing providers in Central and Eastern Europe. We have amassed a wealth of experience with taking Agile development offshore, and a collection of best practices that help our clients avoid the most common pitfalls with Agile and achieve desired results.
Silver Sponsors
	ProjectCards ProjectCards is pleased to take part in the Agile 2007 Conference. At ProjectCards, our goal is to help software development teams to implement Agile Project Management in all stages of the project, including brainstorming sessions, release and iteration planning, as well as day-to-day task tracking and acceptance testing. Keeping the development team focused on concrete, short-term deliverables, while providing the accurate and up-to-date information to your company's management requires the proper tool. To learn how ProjectCards can provide this tool to your team, visit us at www.projectcards.com.
	Objectbay Objectbay is one of the leading providers of agile development consulting services in Austria and Central & Eastern Europe. We offer standard and individual trainings for agile and lightweight methodologies as well as tools and best practices for agile development teams. On time for the Agile 2007 conference in August we will present Objectbay "Milestone", a web based project management software for agile development teams, helping organizations work with agile processes such as Scrum. More information will be available soon at www.objectbay.com. Objectbay is a privately held company with headquarters in Hagenberg, Austria in the center of Europe.
	Green Pepper Software GreenPepper is a brand developed by Pyxis Technologies. The intent behind GreenPepper is to create a community of software professionals dedicated to the advancement of our profession through the creation of tools that heighten collaboration with our stakeholders and help us create improved, more useful software. As a leader in Agile and iterative development, Pyxis Technologies offers Agile coaching and Scrum training as well as services provided by our outsourcing development centre, thus enabling our clients to benefit from a wide range of tools and expertise.
	Scrum Alliance The Scrum Alliance is a non-profit organization formed in 2004 with a mission to promote increased awareness and understanding of Scrum, provide resources to individuals and organizations using Scrum, and support the iterative improvement of the software development profession. There are more than 11,000 worldwide Scrum Alliance certified individuals, representing all aspects of the software development profession. To learn more about the Scrum Alliance, visit www.scrumalliance.org, which features Scrum Alliance member professional profiles on the site, enhancing collaboration and community building among members.
	Siemens Siemens Medical Solutions is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is known for bringing together innovative medical technologies, healthcare information systems, management consulting, and support services, to help customers achieve tangible, sustainable, clinical and financial outcomes. Recent acquisitions in the area of in-vitro diagnostics - such as Diagnostic Products Corporation and Bayer Diagnostics - mark a significant milestone for Siemens as it becomes the first full service diagnostics company. The company employs more than 41,000 people worldwide and operates in over 130 countries.
	Agile Logic 80-90% of all agile transitions will experience serious roadblocks within the first 60 days. Multiple teams, complex products, distributed development, engaging the full life-cycle — many circumstances create risks that can quickly overwhelm the benefits. Agile Logic reduces transition risk by combining the deliverability of agile with the focused value of lean in an enterprise-class approach called Absolute Agile^SM. Absolute Agile blends the right methods and practices for your environment, implemented through world class training, coaching and mentoring. Most importantly, you start to see results within the first 30 days. For companies like Yahoo!, SAP, Xerox and many others, we reduce transition risk and establish a roadmap for continuous improvement. It's simple: Agile Logic clients deliver better software faster.
	CC Pace CC Pace's Lean and Agile Practice, based in the Washington DC area combines proven Lean and Agile methodologies to help our clients achieve unprecedented Time to Market (TTM), while preserving flexibility and supporting innovation. We have a full suite of training, coaching, consulting and software development offerings. CC Pace is about solutions. Not just band-aids, but creative business and technology solutions that impact the numbers on your bottom line.
	SolutionsIQ SolutionsIQ delivers the best in Agile development, consulting, training and mentoring services. Founded in 1979, SolutionsIQ is committed to Agile best practices, customer collaboration and business value. This powerful combination enables clients to achieve breakthrough results. The SolutionsIQ Agile team includes four Certified Scrum Trainers and dozens of Certified Scrum Masters who leverage large-scale project experiences to refine consulting and training content and expertise. Agile offerings include customer Software and Game Development, Agile and Scrum Training, Enterprise Agile Rollouts, Product Owner Training, Agile Release Planning and Agile Portfolio Management. SolutionsIQ's topflight Technical Staffing, Portals and Integration, Project Leadership and QA & Test practices align to empower clients to quickly respond to challenges of the global marketplace. Learn more at www.SolutionsIQ.com
	Pillar Technology Are you listening to the business? Pillar is and we believe the business is asking to be more agile. But agile isn't enough to get them faster time to market, efficient operations, improved marketing, cheaper production, new markets and new products and services... they need Speed 2 Value. For a unique approach to business agility talk to a Pillar representative. Pillar offers business consulting, application development, mentoring, and training to Fortune 1000 companies. We partner with GM OnStar, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Chase Bank to name a few. Are you on the list? Pillar a proud sponsor of Agile 2007.
	Addison Wesley and Prentice Hall Addison-Wesley and Prentice Hall are the leading publishers for information on Agile software development. With classic titles on Use Cases, eXtreme programming, Agile software development and Agile project management, programmers, developers and managers will find essential information for producing and sustaining high quality software. We are proud to bring you the best resources from the experts including Alistair Cockburn, Jim Highsmith, Craig Larman, Mike Cohn, Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck, Robert C. Martin. Martin Fowler, and Kent Beck among others. See our Agile offerings at: www.awprofessional.com/agile
Bronze Sponsors
	Industrial Logic Industrial Logic helps organizations "scale agility faster" by providing state-of-the-art transitions and training in Extreme Programming (XP). Our coaches are pioneers of the agile movement who work with executives, managers, customers, programmers, testers, auditors and others to successfully transition whole departments and organizations to agility. Our dedication to efficiency and effectiveness has led us to innovate engaging and educational eLearning in agile practices and values, as well as Industrial XP (industrialxp.org), a comprehensive approach to agility. If you are looking for a smooth transition to agile software development, discover the "light and magic" in Industrial Logic.
	Number Six Number Six delivers IT Governance, Software Process Improvement and Custom Application Development across the enterprise to align client business practices with innovative, cost-effective technologies to drive business. Our cross-trained, high-performance teams are committed to implementing industry best practices, reusable assets and measurable results to ensure the delivery of critical software systems on time and on budget. By aligning industry Best Practices to assess, design, implement, measure and test our solutions throughout the lifecycle, Number Six can ensure that all software assets and tools meet - and exceed - the evolving needs of the organization.
Other Sponsors
	Ternary Software Ternary offers three service lines: 1) outsourced agile software development, 2) immersive mentoring for organizations looking to adopt or improve agile development practices, and 3) agile governance and management consulting using Holacracy, an innovative framework designed to extend agile principles to the entire organization, beyond just software development.
	Agitar Agitar Software removes the obstacles to widespread adoption of unit testing. This practice, where software developers test their code as they write it, improves software quality and business agility. Agitar's flagship product, AgitarOne, helps Java development teams start unit testing and makes good unit testing more effective.
	Agile Infusion Agile Infusion is a consulting practice owned by Bob Schatz. Bob specializes in consulting and coaching organizations in successfully adopting agile project management techniques. He began his practice as a result of leading the successful agile transition at Primavera Systems and he has helped many other companies do the same.
	Ajilus Ajilus is a software team composed of people who simply want to help you attain the value you desire and the success you need. As hands-on software practitioners, we specialize in coming alongside teams and leading by example along the entire software journey.
	Cyber Korp
	Rearden Commerce
	IBM IBM Rational provides technology, best practices, and industry expertise to help companies make agile development work for the complex environment you are facing. IBM Rational solutions: * Empower Agile distributed teams with real-time information and automatic handoffs that keep teams in synch * Manage tests, defects and project progress through a real-time, single project view * Increase developer productivity with faster software iterations IBM Rational provides powerful technology for your Agile teams, with capabilities that make everyone's lives easier - from the project manager to the developer, configuration manager, tester and development manager.
	Codegreenlabs CodeGreen Labs - Training with Real Projects, Real Challenges, Real Impact...Get Real! Training in Agile Methods and Ruby on Rails Development. By marrying the efforts of dedicated professionals learning Agile Development/Rails with not for profits that need high quality software we hope to be a small part of a positive change. Each training class will work on a specific software project for a specific not for profit. Code developed during the course will be deployed in the final product. You work hard during training...we put that work to good use. For upcoming Labs and more information visit: www.codegreenlabs.com 202-903-6854
	Google Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the way people connect with information. Google's innovations in web search and advertising have made its website a top Internet destination and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google maintains the world's largest online index of websites and other content, and Google makes this information freely available to anyone with an Internet connection. Google's automated search technology helps people obtain nearly instant access to relevant information from its vast online index. For more information, visit www.google.com
In Cooperation Sponsors
	Agile Alliance
	DSDM Consortium
	APLN
Media Sponsors
	Methods and Tools
	IEEE Software The IEEE Computer Society strives to be the leading provider of technical information and services to the world's computing professionals. The IEEE Computer Society offers its nearly 100,000 members a comprehensive program of publications, meetings, and technical and educational activities, fostering an active exchange of information, ideas, and innovation. No other professional or commercial organization comes close to matching the Computer Society in terms of the quality, quantity, or diversity of its publications. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the society serves its members from offices in Los Alamitos, CA, and Tokyo. The society is the largest technical society within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). See us at http://www.computer.org
	Cutter Consortium Cutter Consortium's mission is to help organizations leverage technology for competitive advantage and business success through its content, training, and consulting -- all of which is provided exclusively by the world's leading IT experts. Cutter's Agile Project Management practice, led by director Jim Highsmith, helps your company achieve agility by uniting cutting-edge ideas on collaboration, governance, and measurement/metrics with agile practices, such as iterative development, test-first design, project chartering, and onsite customers. You learn how to create a culture that enables innovation and delivers high return on investment. Learn more at www.cutter.com
	Better Software Better Software is the magazine for software professionals who care about quality. Each issue brings you relevant, timely information to help you build better software. Continuing to deliver in-depth articles on testing, tools, defect tracking, metrics, and management, it's the only commercial magazine exclusively dedicated to software professionals. Within the pages of each issue you'll find heavy hitting articles about solutions to common management problems, coverage on emerging technologies, and more. You'll benefit from expert analysis and real-world case studies in the areas of Testing & Analysis, Managing People & Teams, and Tools & Techniques.
	Projects@Work projectsatwork.com is the only business-to-business online magazine, e-newsletter and email resource of its kind, addressing over 75,000 PM & IT professionals and executives who have front-line responsibility for all areas of project management -- including people, technology, tools & services. Are you looking for practical project information, case studies, best practices, industry news, product reviews and research? Sign-up today for your FREE subscription at www.projectsatwork.com.
	Software Business Software Business is focused exclusively on the software industry and provides industry leaders with twice monthly eNewsletters, an information packed website and two annual conferences. Readers and attendees are top executives and managers of companies that provide software-based products and services including packaged software, customized software, and information technology products and services that are based on proprietary software code. To learn more visit www.softwarebusinessonline.com.