ThoughtWorks launches Agile Business Series

BANGALORE, INDIA: ThoughtWorks launched Agile Business Series recently.

The event commenced with an opening note and panelist introductions by Dharmarajan Sitaraman, MD – ThoughtWorks India, who explained how this event will be an excellent forum for IT business leaders and decision makers to connect and exchange views and best practices, especially in today’s economic situation. 

The panelists included: Neville Roy Singham, chairman and founder ThoughtWorks;  Jagdish Ramaswamy, corporate vice president, mission quality, Wipro; K.B Unni, MD, Seven Hat Consulting; and Ranga Shetty, senior director engineering, Yahoo! Inc.

Neville Roy Singham, chairman and founder ThoughtWorks, said: "As the current recession takes a big toll on Indian IT companies, slashing unnecessary expenses and simplifying complex projects are the pressing needs of the hour. Lean helps you eliminate wasteful practices and features that don’t contribute towards business goals. He was addressing a panel discussion on 'Lean For Lean Times: Delivering More With Less.

Jagadish Ramaswamy shared Wipro’s experiences with  their Lean Movement – Wipro Way', which included methodologies like Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizans & Software Engineering processes. K.B. Unni from Seven Hat Consulting offered a non-IT perspective, including how IT can learn from Six Sigma and how Lean thinking aligns well with both Agile and software Six Sigma.