BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Rally (NYSE: RALY), a leading global provider of enterprise-class software and services solutions to drive agility, today announced that Ryan Martens, Rally founder and chief technology officer (CTO), will be presenting at SIMposium 2014 on Monday, November 3, in Denver, Colo.

Taking place November 2–4, SIMposium is a practitioner-driven conference designed for and by CIOs for peer-to-peer exchange on technology and business integration best practices. This year's event is designed to allow CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT executives to discuss, learn, and engage with each other on their current business issues, and to address the topics, issues, and challenges facing North America's top IT leaders. To learn more about the event, visit: http://www.simposium2014.com/.

Martens will co-present with Kamran Elahian, Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners, in a session entitled, "Capitalism 2.0." This session highlights the journey to Corporate Social Responsibility and "Net Positive" behaviors, and will challenge the audience to find their motivation by creating a culture of continuous improvement, measuring value and impact, and bringing purpose and alignment to work. The discussion also will highlight the importance of hiring, retaining, and motivating the best talent to better align with a purpose that matters.

  • Who: Ryan Martens, Founder and CTO at Rally, @RallyON
  • What: "Capitalism 2.0" (with Kamran Elahian)
  • When: Monday, November 3, 9:45 –10:45 a.m. MT
  • Where: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, CO

Martens founded Rally to change the technology industry: moving it from a slow, wasteful product model to a fast, sustainable service model. He is an expert in helping companies adopt Agile and Lean practices and heads the Office of the CTO team, which manages Rally's strategic steering process and professional services innovation. In 2012 Martens launched Rally For Impact, whose mission is to mobilize citizen engineers to solve the world's toughest problems. Kamran Elahian is Chairman of Global Catalyst Partners. Both presenters are mentors at the social venture incubator, the Unreasonable Institute.

About Rally
Rally Software provides leading software and services solutions that drive agility. Companies work with us to accelerate innovation, improve performance, and respond to evolving customer needs. Rally's SaaS platform transforms the way organizations manage the software development lifecycle by aligning software development and strategic business objectives, facilitating collaboration, and increasing transparency. Rally's consulting and training services apply Agile and Lean approaches to help organizations innovate, lead, adapt, and deliver. http://www.rallydev.com.

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