6th Sense Analytics Hosts Industry Roundtable on Globally Distributed Software Development.Roundtable Includes Global Services Magazine Editor-in-Chief, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Delphi Group, Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. Professor and 6 (th) Sense Analytics CEO MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- Offshore development has been embraced by the vast majority of commercial software vendors and enterprise application development groups, supported by the belief that a world flattened flat·ten v. flat·tened, flat·ten·ing, flat·tens v.tr. 1. To make flat or flatter. 2. To knock down; lay low: The boxer was flattened with one punch. by globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation makes it possible to improve competition by taking advantage of low-cost, high-quality technical skills. Unfortunately, despite the cost advantages, the practice of sending development offshore introduces a whole new series of risks and unknowns. 6th Sense Analytics, a pioneer in improving software development metrics, will host a free webcast roundtable discussion on globally distributed software development. The event will feature industry leaders including Rusty Weston, editor-in-chief of Global Services magazine; Thomas Koulopolous, founder of Delphi Group, managing director of Perot Systems Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004. Innovation Labs, and author of Smartsouring; Robert Austin, Harvard Business School professor and Cutter Consortium Cutter Consortium, founded by Karen Fine Coburn in 1986[1] as Cutter Information Corp., is an American information technology research company.[2] In 1990, Cutter purchased the American Programmer journal (now called Cutter IT Journal), and partnered with its Fellow; and Greg Burnell, CEO of 6th Sense Analytics. The free webcast, "Software Development in a Flat World," will be broadcast on November 16, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. ET. "As a practical rule, organizations need to be ready to address an explosion of challenges when software development efforts are sent offshore," said Greg Burnell, CEO of 6th Sense Analytics. "Without accurate visibility into software development processes, the decision to send projects offshore can quickly introduce new business risks." During the free 60-minute webcast, attendees will gain insight into the specifics of what it takes to make offshore or distributed development This article has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * Very few or no other articles link to this one. successful. Articulate, expert practitioners and visionaries will lead a series of thoughtful presentations and a moderated roundtable discussion that will enable businesses to ask the right question when it comes to creating a global development environment. Ten attendees will receive a complementary copy of Smartsourcing, a new book by roundtable participant Thomas Koulopolous, exploring the radical social, organizational and economic impact of globalization and innovation. "Many IT organizations lack a true understanding of their internal costs and service levels, and just put money into IT because that was the cost of doing business," said Thomas Koulopoulos, author of Smartsourcing, founder of Delphi Group and managing director of Perot Systems Innovation Labs. "Unfortunately, the costs are often buried and there are no benchmarks, so those businesses must know the right questions to ask." The host of the roundtable, 6th Sense Analytics, offers a powerful and unique solution that arms development organizations with accurate and up-to-date visibility into development processes. With easy-to-use and highly configurable reporting capabilities, teams can quickly aggregate the collected data, clearly understanding development trends, relationships, opportunities and risks across distributed development teams. All of this allows software development teams to improve their ability to deliver successful project outcomes, critical to the overall success of a globally distributed software development effort. Registration Information Register for the free 60-minute webcast online at (http://www.6sa.com/webcast/). The event will be held on November 16, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. About 6 (th) Sense Analytics 6th Sense Analytics, a pioneer in improving software development metrics, gives developers and managers deep insight into their software development process by delivering accurate metrics without interrupting the software development lifecycle or changing the tools used. The company uses an open and independent architecture that provides visibility into the status of distributed software projects. Founded in 2004 by a team of experienced executives in the software development market, representing companies including Rational (now IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) ), TogetherSoft and Borland, 6th Sense Analytics is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based near Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. 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