Ternary's CEO Speaks in Three Presentations at Best Practices Conference

Exton, PA, September 14, 2006 -- Ternary Software's CEO, Brian Robertson, was invited to speak on several topics at the 2006 Software Development Best Practices Conference, September 11-14th in Boston, MA. In conjunction with other members of Ternary, Brian spoke on three diverse topics:

Brian Robertson, founder and CEO of Ternary Software, presented “Introduction to Holacracy™: A Framework for Agile Leadership and Decision Making.” Brian discussed Holacracy™, a system of decision-making and governance that harnesses self-organization and facilitates rapid adaptation to change. Holacracy fills a gap in most Agile methods, by adding an Agile decision making process and management structure that values self-organization and integrates with Agile software development processes. Holacracy adds significant value when applied on a single Agile team, and its fractal structure can integrate Agile decision-making and leadership across multiple teams, a large department, or an entire company.
Brian Robertson and Alexia Bowers, co-founder and COO at Ternary Software, presented “Extreme Hiring: A Radical new Approach for Finding the Best Programmers.” Brian and Alexia explained how traditional approaches to hiring do not reliably find the best programmers - those with talent, intelligence, and passion for programming. They detailed Ternary's unique hiring process and how it is designed to attract and find these talented individuals.
Brian Robertson presented “Buffer-Based Planning: Refining the Plan for Each User Story.” Brian introduced Buffer-Based Planning, a time management system that helps software developers manage risk on a project while keeping in touch with the real business pressures. He detailed how this system helps focus a development team on delivering the highest business value per feature.

The annual Software Development Best Practices Conference is held every year in Boston to collate all of the experts in the software development community. The focus of the conference is to offer practical skills in applying software development best practices.

For more information on Ternary Software, please contact Wade Lee, Director of Business Development, at Ternary Software at (610) 594-8914 x220 or visit the website at www.ternarysoftware.com.