Ultimate Software Selects VersionOne to Maximize Value from Agile Development.ATLANTA -- VersionOne LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the leading provider of agile software development Methodologies for designing software that have proven to be more effective in dealing with business realities such as changing requirements during development. It promotes industry best practices that emphasize teamwork, customer involvement and the frequent creation of small, working management solutions, today announced that Ultimate Software selected VersionOne for its enterprise deployment of agile development See agile software development. to help speed time to market, quickly identify priorities and risks, and improve overall productivity. Ultimate Software, a leading provider of Web-based payroll and workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. solutions, is deploying agile development throughout its large, 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. team. "We implemented an agile process in order to better manage the work of multiple teams on large, multiyear projects," said Adam Rogers, senior vice president of development at Ultimate Software. To maximize the company's investment in agile development, Ultimate needed a solution to support the work of multiple teams that simplified customer input, provided clear visibility into product development, and managed and reported on thousands of development features and tasks. After evaluating a number of alternatives, Ultimate selected VersionOne. "Selecting VersionOne was a relatively easy decision," said Linda Larrivee, director of product requirements. "VersionOne supports all aspects of our Scrum process, and provides all of our teams and team members a high level of visibility into status and confidence in project progress. We use VersionOne online, in real time, every day." When Ultimate deployed VersionOne, the development teams needed little if any training to be immediately productive. "With VersionOne, feature-sets for managing our projects are instantly and easily accessible," said Rogers. "In less than one year, VersionOne has become an important tool in our development process from release planning to sprint planning to managing our daily Scrum meetings. VersionOne works well for our programmers and testers who are managing their own tasks, the product owners managing backlog, and the project manager responsible for the entire project. We're happy with the results we're achieving with Scrum, and VersionOne has been a significant part of making that possible." Like many software development teams today, Ultimate Software is delivering quality software faster and reducing the overall risk in software development by deploying agile processes. Similar to how "just-in-time manufacturing just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) Production-control system, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and imported to the West, that has revolutionized manufacturing methods in some industries. " revolutionized the automotive and consumer electronics industries, agile development effectively links development priorities to a company's evolving market needs. Agile processes enable Ultimate's teams to actively respond to changing market requirements and provide all constituents -- developers, outsourcing partners, testers, product managers, customers and executives -- greater visibility and confidence in project plans, priorities and progress. About VersionOne VersionOne provides Web-based lifecycle planning and management applications for rapidly changing development projects. Enabling today's leading agile methodologies, VersionOne streamlines the process of adopting and scaling agile and iterative software development projects throughout an organization. Since 2002, VersionOne has helped hundreds of teams in more than 20 countries discover the simplicity of planning and managing agile and iterative development A discipline for developing systems based on producing deliverables often. Each iteration, consisting of requirements, analysis & design, implementation and testing, results in the release of an executable subset of the final product, which grows incrementally from iteration to projects. For more information, visit http://www.versionone.com or call 770-752-4111. About Ultimate Software Ultimate Software, a leading provider of Web-based payroll and workforce management solutions, markets award-winning UltiPro as licensed software, as a hosted application through Intersourcing, and as a co-branded offering to Business Service Providers (BSPs) under the "Powered by UltiPro" brand. Employing approximately 500 professionals who are focused on developing the highest quality products and services, Ultimate Software was named the 2005 Payroll Provider of the Year by the Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Outsourcing Association and listed among the 2005 Top 25 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America by the Great Place to Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . Ultimate Software customers represent diverse industries and include such organizations as The Container Store, Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1878 - October 19, 1966) was a Canadian businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham in Woodbridge, Ontario, where she lived until she was twenty-four years old. , The Florida Marlins baseball team, The New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. baseball team, Nintendo of America, Ruth's Chris Steak House Ruth's Chris Steak House (NASDAQ: RUTH) is a chain of 106 steakhouses[1] across the United States and in several international locations. The restaurant is regarded as an upscale fine dining establishment, marking a gradual elevation in its status since its founding , SkyWest Airlines and Trammell Crow Residential. More information on Ultimate Software's products and services can be found at www.ultimatesoftware.com.
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