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Dear readers,
In this edition: Forrester Research analyst Dave West profiles Ci&T’s journey to Lean adoption in a detailed case study; Ci&T announces that it has completed a stellar first half of 2010, with industry awards, new client projects and educational initiatives all underscoring and validating the company’s Lean approach; Ci&T releases a new table soccer application from its recently-announced Innovation Program; Ci&T’s Leonardo Mattiazzi makes the case for nearshore outsourcing as a practical alternative to offshoring on a leading IT industry blog, and touts the benefits of Lean application development on a leading software development website; Ci&T launches the latest in its Lean IT podcast series, “Value Engineering”; and a Ci&T systems architect shares his thoughts on a recent event dedicated to the Ruby on Rails framework for web application development.
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Leading Independent Research Firm Chronicles Ci&T’s Lean Transformation
We are pleased to announce that Forrester Research analyst Dave West recently published a full report on Ci&T titled: “Case Study: Ci&T’s Path To Lean Methods.” The case study details the company’s transformation from a successful user of the Rational Unified Process (RUP). Download the full reports. (Read more here)
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Ci&T Completes Successful First Half of 2010
Ci&T in July announced the completion of a stellar first half of 2010, with increased revenues from both current and new client projects like MetLife, the launch of its new Innovation Program and multiple industry award wins and educational initiatives all supporting its commitment to and delivery of Lean application development. See the full release. (Read more here)
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New Application from Ci&T Innovation Program Now Available!
Goool!, a new table soccer game for Apple’s iPad, is the latest application to be released as a product of Ci&T’s Innovation Program. The game, which is designed for two players, recreates the popular button table soccer game from Brazil, and lets players choose their favorite world soccer teams from 32 different countries. The application is available via the iTunes app store. (Read more here)
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Leonardo Mattiazzi Dispels Nearshoring Myths on IDG Connect, and Makes the Case for Lean App Development on Sandhill.com
Also in July, Leonardo Mattiazzi contributed a column to leading IT industry blog IDG connect, focusing on some of the myths and realities for CIOs looking to invest in nearshore outsourcing for application development. Read Leonardo’s thoughts. (Read more here)
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Podcast: Value Engineering
Take a listen to the latest installment in our podcast series exploring unique approaches to IT and application development. In this episode, Leonardo Mattiazzi and Jack Cesareo introduce the topic of Value Engineering as a method for enabling an ongoing communication dialogue between IT and business participants in application development projects. Leonardo offers examples of ways in which development teams can work with business leaders to define value in each project – a key principle of Lean IT. You can also download this podcast for free on iTunes.
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Travel Dairy: Rails Conference 2010
In June, Felibe Rubim, systems architect for Ci&T, attended the Rails Conference 2010 in Baltimore, the largest and most important conference in the world dedicated to the Ruby on Rails (RoR) web application development framework. Visit the conference site. (Read more here)
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