Tasktop

ALM Automation

Tasktop CEO and Mylyn creator, Mik Kersten, introduces the concepts of ALM Automation™ during his keynote at JAX 2011 in Germany. By applying the concepts developed over the past two centuries through the factory automation revolution, Kersten highlights how a similar revolution is desperately needed in software development today and appears to have been kick started by open source and Agile.

In this keynote, Kersten studies Frederick Winslow Taylor's scientific management, Peter Drucker's quality management, and Henry Ford's assembly line, and highlights what ALM Automation would look like to empower the developer, manager, and the organization as a whole.

In this video recording of the JAX keynote, Kersten shows some of the steps we have taken at Tasktop to start putting together ALM Automation by demo'ing "Task-focused Continuous Integration" and talking through the concepts of "Task-focused Continuous Deployment". Finally, Mik closes with some guidance on getting started with ALM Automation today.

Watch the Video

Cross-Repository Agile Planning

Tasktop's Doug Janzen presented on Cross-Repository Agile Planning recently. Tasktop has observed that in many large enterprises, Agile methodologies often break down because the tools used by developers don't integrate well with each other. Tasktop's Agile Planning tools are built upon existing popular Agile tools, such as HP's Agile Accelerator and Rally's Agile tooling. Tasktop's Agile Planning Tools extend these popular tools by supporting dependencies in other systems. This in turn provides the traceability that is required but often missing in modern developer organizations.

To learn more:

	Watch a recording of Doug's May 2011 webinar on Cross-Repository Agile Planning
	Read Doug's blog post on the background of Cross-Repository Agile Planning
	Learn more about agile planning
	Check out other recordings of Tasktop webinars.

Task Federation

In March, we announced our Task Federation solution that provides high fidelity, bi-directional synchronization between HP ALM or Quality Center and IBM Rational Team Concert. Since then, we've been deploying this solution to companies around the world and are constantly tweaking the solution based on feedback. We are also actively thinking about what solutions to provide Task Federation between next. If your company has specific needs to have bi-directional synchronization between ALM solutions, do not hesitate to contact your account manager or respond to this email with your suggestion.

Learn More

Contact us if you'd like to schedule a time to meet with a member of the Tasktop team at any of the following events:

	IBM Innovate, June 5-9, 2011, Orlando, Florida (details)
	HP Discover, June 6-10, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada (details)
	Ovum Application Lifecycle and Architecture Symposium, June 16, 2011 London, UK (details)
	JAX Conference, June 20-23, 2011 San Jose, California (details)
	Agile 2011, August 7-13, 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah (details)

We are looking for like-minded individuals who have a passion for innovation and excellence as we take software development and desktop productivity to a new level. Our culture emphasizes teamwork, openness, professional development, and quality of life. We're thrilled to have been named Best Employer by Small Business BC.

Positions Available:

	Tasktop Enterprise Developer
	Web, Spring and Cloud Developer
	Visual Studio Developer
	Sales Engineer and Support Engineer
	Marketing Manager

Mik's Prediction Blog Series

"...Developers drive the success of platforms. Whenever a platform shift occurs, such as the shift from proprietary to open source or from desktop to mobile, interest in gaining developer mindshare is renewed. While we may all be overloaded with atmospheric-condition-related acronyms, we are in the middle of a fundamental shift in enterprise software platforms..."
Read the complete list of predictions.

Proposal to Move Hudson to Eclipse

"... As we learned with the rapid exodus off CruiseControl to Hudson, CI tools are a well understood space and easy enough to migrate between. If the differences between Hudson and Jenkins had grown sufficiently large and there was overall confusion and friction among the developer and corporate communities, this would have increased the demand for a new CI solution..."
Read the full post and see what the fuss is all about.

In an effort to provide our users and customers with the latest knowledge of Mylyn and Tasktop features, our experts have been delivering and recording webinars that will help you benefit from ALM integration and increase productivity. For more information, please visit our webinars page or check out the list of recordings below:

	Cross-Repository Agile Planning by Doug Janzen (watch now)
	Getting Your Workload Under Control: Using Mylyn/Tasktop to Organize Your Tasks in CFEclipse or CFBuilder by Dr David Shepherd (watch now)
	Code Reviews Don't Have to SUCK by Roy Patterson (Smartbear) and Dr David Shepherd (watch now)
	Agile Workflow in the Mylyn Framework: Tasktop, Perforce, and Eclipse by Dr David Shepherd and Randy DeFauw (Perforce) (watch now)
	Introducing Tasktop 2.0 by Dr Mik Kersten (watch now)
	HP ALM and Quality Center Integration with Tasktop Enterprise by Wesley Coelho (watch now)
	Introducing Tasktop for Visual Studio by Dr David Shepherd (watch now)
	Accept360: How to Increase Product Development Productivity by 50-100% by Wesley Coelho (watch now)
	Integrating HP ALM and IBM Rational Team Concert using Tasktop and Mylyn by Robert Elves (watch now)