Comments on: Rally Software is a Buyer

By: Rally Acquires AgileZen

Rally Acquires AgileZen — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:49:27 +0000

[...] is the second acquisition Rally has made – the other was 6th Sense Analytics which they acquired at the beginning of 2009. If you follow this blog, you know that I’m a [...]

By: StillSecure Acquires ProtectPoint

StillSecure Acquires ProtectPoint — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:35:03 +0000

[...] I’m on the board of has made an acquisition. At the end of January, in my post titled Rally Software is a Buyer I wrote: “[With regard to an acquisition strategy] I’m seeing this pattern with a number [...]

By: Israel Gat on a Social Contract for Agile Development | Agile Blog

Israel Gat on a Social Contract for Agile Development | Agile Blog — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:23:10 +0000

[...] ways to double my efforts to lead our team from “within” as we are expanding with a new office/team as well as continuing down the flow-pull-innovate road of agile [...]

By: Todd Olson

Todd Olson — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:47:09 +0000

I just wanted to echo the sentiments regarding the fit here. Our entire team recognized the strong fit both technically and culturally from the earliest of conversations. We're pleased to be Rally's first acquisition and part of the Rally team. As Ryan noted there is great consensus around our direction, and we're anxious to contribute to the company's growth. Also, I hope we can be a model for future transactions like this in 2009 and beyond.

By: Suhas A. Kelkar

Suhas A. Kelkar — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:01:29 +0000

Congratulations! 45 days to close a deal like this is quite unheard of…goes to show that you truly are an agile company that is nimble and fast. Best wishes…

By: Ryan Martens

Ryan Martens — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:12:03 +0000

Hats off to Todd Olson and the team at 6th Sense for building much more than technology, this deal happened so fast because it was such a strong deal and had great leverage. You will be happy to know they are done with Iteration 1, integrated into Rally with a local(North Carolina) Rally coach and existing Rally (Boulder) scrum team, and finally their first product council meeting came to unanimous consensus on the direction and scope of release one. This was a glove fit with great talent, technology and heart. I hope to do more of these in 2009, too.

By: Quote of the Day | Bronte Media

Quote of the Day | Bronte Media — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:39:28 +0000

[...] “I’m not interested in garbage truck mergers (two crappy companies that get jammed together to hope something good comes out of it)” – Brad Feld. [...]