Ternary's Staff Speaks in Four Presentations at Best Practices Conference

Exton, PA, September 18, 2007 -- Several of Ternary Software's staff were invited to speak at the 2007 Software Development Best Practices Conference, September 18-21st in Boston, MA. These sessions covered diverse topics:

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 explained how traditional approaches to hiring do not reliably find the best programmers - those with talent, intelligence, and passion for programming. He detailed Ternary's unique hiring process and how it is designed to attract and find these talented individuals.
Brian Robertson and Gareth Powell presented “Learning from Failure.” Brian and Gareth discuss real-world case studies that had aspects that failed. They describe techniques, processes, attitudes and learning mechanisms that can be applied by all organizations to derive the maximum value from perceived “failures.”
Brian Robertson presented “Agile Planning 2.0: Beyond Story Points.” 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.
Alexia Bowers presented “Customers in a Bowl: Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask.” Alexia facilitiated a lively discussion about participants' experiences filling the customer role on agile teams. Alexia, experienced as a customer on agile projects, focused on what the customer really values within agile software development, centering around agile practices like estimating and planning games, and how customers feel about the value that they provide.

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.