The Seapine View

TestTrack product manager, Paula Rome, was recently interviewed on the topic of Agile Development by Mike Lippis for the Outlook Series. Listen to the interview.

In this interview, Paula shares her perspective with Mike on how tenets of Agile and traditional methodologies can, and often should, coexist to efficiently develop software. As described on the Outlooks Series web site:

“Agile development can boost the productivity of developers, QA testers, product owners—and ultimately, increase the value of what is delivered to customers. Agile also enables development teams to collaborate better, and shortens release cycles. So, even if your team is not completely immersed into agile development, you are probably seeking to make parts of your process more Agile. To meet that challenge, you need the flexibility to run Agile and traditional software development projects in parallel without different teams having to use different tools. Whether your organization is using iterative waterfall, scrum, or another development methodology, you need a solution that adapts to the way your team works. We interview Paula Rome to gain Seapine Software’s perspective on Agile Development.”

Along the way, you’ll also learn a bit about how the various products in Seapine’s ALM solution work together to facilitate Agile development. For an even more in-depth discussion of Agile, join our Agile Expedition.

SD Times recognized Seapine in the application lifecycle management platforms category of their annual SD Times 100. According to SD Times, “as we review the year past, the editors of SD Times hereby recognize the top leaders and innovators of our glorious industry. The 100 companies and projects listed herein have ably demonstrated their ability to set the agenda and advance the state of the art.”

Thank you Seapine customers for helping us achieve seven consecutive years of success in the SD Times 100!

Jeff Amfahr, our director of product management, was interviewed by CMC Media’s Patrick Egan for their Agile Journal. Watch as Jeff talks about Seapine ALM 2010.1’s new features, including Agile support, and what’s next for Seapine.

We’re heading out on an Agile expedition in June! Over the next several months, we’ll be exploring a variety of Agile topics with best practices discussion and in-depth details on how our ALM tools support Agile teams. This is a web-based learning series that takes you from starting a backlog and running your first sprint all the way through releasing your product.

Join The Agile Expedition!

We’ll cover a new topic every other week, beginning with the ‘Start Your Agile Journey with TestTrack‘ webinar on June 2. From there, we head out for a deeper exploration of how you can empower development, quality assurance, and product owners using Agile methodologies and an integrated toolset.

Not sure you can handle the full expedition yet? Register for the webinar now and hop on the expedition afterwards.

Note: If you join the expedition, you’re automatically signed up for the webinar so no need to register for both.

Every time you complete a Seapine Software support survey, you are entered into a quarterly drawing for an Apple iPod. Janis Hickman completed the survey last quarter and was randomly selected as the winner of the iPod. Congratulations Janis!

I’m pumped up to announce the Seapine User Days 2010 events in London and Munich in late April! We’ll be holding one-day events in both cities, and we’re cramming a ton of stuff in.

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• Are you interested in the software quality management and testing world?
• Would you like to hear industry experts speaking about their involvement in real projects?
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TestTrack 2010, our biggest TestTrack update in recent memory, shipped yesterday. There is something for everyone in TestTrack 2010, including the introduction of our new requirements management tool called TestTrack RM.

Take a look at what’s new in TestTrack 2010 and learn more about TestTrack RM. From requirements management through development, testing, delivery, and customer feedback, TestTrack 2010 provides unparalleled management and traceability of development artifacts. Said another way, TestTrack 2010 is sure to become your best friend if you’re involved in the management of software product development.

SD Times recognized Seapine in the application lifecycle management and software configuration management categories of their annual SD Times 100. Of 78 vendors spread across 14 categories, we were one of only 12 vendors recognized in more than one category.

Thank you Seapine customers for helping us achieve six consecutive years of success in the SD Times 100!

A little know fact, even within Seapine, is that the digital tree is not our original logo. I recently copied files off an old Macintosh Quadra 700 and came across some of our early logo designs. Looking at those designs took me through the evolution of the Seapine logo we use today. Here’s the back story.

When working on the design of our logo in June of 1995, the engineer in me took the logical approach—the logo must consist of the sea and a pine tree. It was so obvious! So we fired up Illustrator and Canvas and went to work.

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