Does agile have a place in business beyond software development?

In this webinar, ThoughtWorks’ CTO Rebecca Parsons and Dr. Bill Curtis, CAST Software’s chief scientist and co-author of The Capability Maturity Model, will discuss the pros and cons of Agile practices in the business environment. Rebecca and Bill will explain how to adopt Agile on core business systems to improve productivity, quality and business outcomes.

Dr. Rebecca Parsons, CTO ThoughtWorks Inc.
Recently recognized as one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in 2010 by Fast Company, she was described as “one of the world's most sought-after sources of innovation.” A catalyst of innovation and growth for ThoughtWorks since joining the firm in 1999, Parsons’ leadership role with ThoughtWorks is underscored by 20 years of experience in the software industry and as an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida.

Dr. Bill Curtis, Chief Scientist, CAST Inc.

An industry luminary, Curtis is best known for leading development of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), which has become the global standard for evaluating the capability of software development organizations. Currently director of the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ), Curtis previously directed the Software Process Program at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University. Curtis also recently was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to software process improvement and measurement.