CM Crossroads Webcast Series Remove Barriers and Empower Developers with Cloud Computing
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 Broadcast Date: On Demand Duration: One hour Speakers:   Bill Portelli, President and CEO, CollabNet Dave West, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research CollabNet and Forrester are teaming up to bring you this insightful webinar on the latest news in cloud computing approaches that empower distributed software development teams. Learn how the cloud can enable innovation and facilitate collaboration while reducing organizational costs for even the most complex development organization. Forrester Principal Analyst Dave West will present “An Industry Viewpoint: ALM in the Cloud.” CollabNet CEO Bill Portelli will also discuss new trends in cloud computing, as well as CollabNet’s latest-cutting edge developments for hosted Agile tools. Join the revolution—see why the development world is turning to Cloud!
Bill Portelli, Bill Portelli is CEO and cofounder of CollabNet, the leading provider of solutions for Agile Application Lifecycle Management (Agile ALM) in the Cloud. His background includes 30 years of experience in engineering, business, and overall executive management. Just prior to CollabNet, Bill was Senior VP and GM of Cadence Design Systems' global consulting business as well as its Custom Integrated Circuits tools business unit. Since starting CollabNet, Bill and his team have led the Company to the industry leadership position in providing enterprise solutions for collaborative and distributed agile software development in the cloud. Involved with open source and on-demand provisioning since the late '90s, Bill conceived of and led CollabNet's efforts to extend the best practices of open source software development and SaaS provisioning models into a codified set of tools, software development processes, and community best practices to enable industry-changing cost and productivity gains for commercial organizations around the globe. In recognition of his accomplishments as a leader in global software development, Bill was honored at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with the Technology Pioneer Award in 2010.
Dave West, Dave works with Application Development & Delivery professionals. He is a leading expert on software development process, Agile development, Lean thinking, process improvement, project management, and requirements management. His interest in software modeling and application development led to his authoring the book, Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. He also covers the area of product development and its relationship with software systems development. Dave has more than 16 years of experience in technology, working with both software vendors and end user organizations. After college, he worked for a large financial organization in both traditional and object-oriented development and on both the mainframe and client/server platforms. Dave then moved to the software tools business, working as a consultant implementing new development processes and tools for numerous companies in Europe, America, and Canada. Moving from consulting to product development, he was responsible for the development of the Rational Unified Process (RUP), adding componentization, SPEMM, and support for Agile development. Taking that experience, he then ran the development of a series of industry solutions in support of financial services, product development, and government sectors. After leaving IBM/Rational, Dave moved into a consulting organization, building and later running Ivar Jacobson Consulting for North America. During that time he worked with clients implementing Agile processes, introducing process improvement, and improving the practices of those customers. About the Sponsor:
CollabNet leads the industry in Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM) in the Cloud. The CollabNet TeamForge™ ALM platform, CollabNet Subversion software configuration management (SCM) solution, and ScrumWorks® project and program management software enable teams using any environment, methodology, and technology to increase productivity by up to 50% and reduce the cost of software development by up to 80%. The company also offers training, including Certified ScrumMaster training and an innovative community management approach to driving enterprise development success. CollabNet founded the open source Subversion project more than 10 years ago. For more information, visit www.collab.net |