Agile Tour Riga 2012

C.T.Co is a European IT solutions and services provider located in Riga, Latvia (EU) and one the largest R&D companies within Com Tec Co Group Int. (CTC), a European technology group, specializing in IT consulting and large-scale enterprise applications delivery to top global companies.

C.T.Co is a leader in agile application development and has successfully applied its profound expertise, delivering a continuum of mission-critical enterprise applications to top tier international clients for over 12 years.

Since 1999, CTC has established long-term trusted relationships with a number of leading European companies, such as Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurers.

Website: http://www.ctco.lv

eBIT together with its partners provide full IT service cycle, helping evaluate and recommending optimal IT solutions, with great service and personal attitude. We have learned a lot about software development, implementation, maintenance and service management while working in various projects during last 15 years in industry.

Our team has wide range of business solutions (frontend, backend, mobile), technology (Ruby on Rails, .NET, Java, Oracle PL/SQL and Oracle Forms) and IT project and service management competencies.

Website: http://ebit.lv

lab9.pro is the New Media Laboratory, a team of experienced (10+ years) professionals in print/web/ui design; identity & branding; social media management; web based and mobile apps programming and development.

We are here to add value to your business and to help you to achieve your goals!

Website: http://lab9.pro

Do you have valuable business data hidden in spreadsheets, databases or other applications? Standard application built-in reports not flexible enough for your specific needs? Business Intelligence tools by big vendors too complex and expensive? Then eazyBI is right solution for you!

Website: http://eazybi.com

The Scrum Alliance is a not-for-profit professional membership organization created to share the Scrum framework and transform the world of work.

The Scrum Alliance's mission is to increase awareness and understanding of Scrum, provide resources to individuals and organizations using Scrum, and promote the iterative improvement necessary to succeed with Scrum. The Scrum Alliance hosts Scrum Gatherings and supports Scrum User Groups, providing a forum for interactive learning throughout the world.

Website: http://www.scrumalliance.org/

Vīzija: Latvijā pārstāvēt pasaulē vadošo biznesa analīzes asociāciju.

Misija: Latvijā attīstīt biznesa analītiķu profesiju atbilstoši pasaulē atzītiem un atpazīstamiem standartiem.

Darbības mērķi:

• Veicināt biznesa analītiķu profesijas atpazīstamību un sapratni par tās nozīmi
• Veicināt biznesa analītiķu profesionālās attīstības un apmācību iespējas Latvijā
• Nodrošināt vidi biznesa analītiķu pieredzes apmaiņai, sadarbībai un komūnas veidošanai
• Radīt iespēju kvalificētu biznesa analītiķu sertificēšanai Latvijā, izmantojot starptautiski atzītu sertificēšanas programmu

We are community of individuals, who believe in Agile Software Development, which is a much more efficient software development methodology. Via this organization we want to share experiences and unite like-minded people. For us this is the only natural way to think, work and sometimes to live.

We often meet at Agile Dinners and organize Agile Saturday conferences.

Website: http://www.agile.ee/

TechHub Riga is the first international expansion location for TechHub and it creates a similar collaborative ethos to the successful London initiative, offering the same dedicated co-working space, community gathering point and international network to product-orientated technology start-ups. The fast-growing Riga start-up community will ensure that TechHub Riga becomes one of the key focal points for the technology community in the Baltic States.

Website: http://www.techhub.com/locations/riga

LikeIT is not just another IT vacancy portal. It is the place for Information Technology enthusiasts and experts to meet and engage in discussions, exchange experience and fortify the IT community in the Baltics.

LikeIT is aimed at those who are looking for a job, those who are not and also those who want to see the big picture and explore the Baltic IT job market trends.

LikeIT is an Internet platform that brings together both job seekers and employers in the IT field.

Our goal is to unite the Baltic IT talent and reach a point when if asked "Where should one search for a job in the IT sector?" the answer is always LikeIT!

Website: http://www.likeit.lv/

Latvijas Nacionālā projektu vadīšanas asociācija (LNPVA) ir vienīgā starptautiski atzītā Profesionālā projektu vadītāju asociācija Latvijā. LNPVA ir sabiedriska organizācija, dibināta 1998.gada 9.jūlijā. Asociācija ir Starptautiskās Projektu Vadīšanas Asociācijas IPMA biedrs - kopš 1999.gada 18.septembra.

LikeIT is aimed at those who are looking for a job, those who are not and also those who want to see the big picture and explore the Baltic IT job market trends.

LNPVA var iestāties projektu vadīšanas nozarē strādājošie, ar šo nozari netieši saistītie speciālisti, kā arī citi interesenti. Pašlaik LNPVA ir vairāk kā 80 biedri - juridiskas un fiziskas personas, tā arī goda biedri, studenti un asociētie biedri.

Asociācijā darbojas vairākas interešu grupas – būvniecības jomā un IT jomā. Nesen asociācijas ietvaros ir izveidota arī jauniešu iniciatīvas grupa, kuras galvenais darbības mērķis ir projektu vadīšanas popularizēšana jauniešu vidū.

Website: http://www.lnpva.lv/

Agile Lithuania community unites Agile practitioners in Lithuania. By sharing our experiences we aim to learn how to use Agile methods more effectively in our companies. Agile Lithuania organizes conferences, trainings, user group meetings, represents Agile practitioners when discussing how Agile could be used in public sector projects. We also initiated the project to translate Agile terms, manifesto and Scrum guide to Lithuanian language.

Website: http://www.agile.lt/