6th Sense Analytics Inc., provider of unbiased data and metrics into the status of outsourced software development projects, today announced the addition of Jared Richardson as an agile coach and software development technology evangelist.
In his new role, Jared will be responsible for working closely with 6th Sense Analytics customers on integrating the company’s solution into their processes as well as their culture. Jared will also be responsible for evangelizing the use of software development metrics to the developer community, with a special focus on agile shops.
“Software development metrics provide developers with actionable insight that gives them a better understanding of what’s going on within a project and sheds light on how problems can be fixed,” stated Todd Olson, CTO, 6th Sense Analytics. “Jared’s blend of development, leadership, and evangelism experience makes him uniquely suited to educate the software development community on the insight metrics provide.”
Jared Richardson, founder of the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Agile Users Group and co-author of “Ship It! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects,” has been in the industry for more than fifteen years as a consultant, developer, tester, and manager. Until recently, he was an independent consultant focused on helping teams build better software. Jared can be found online at AgileArtisans.com and 6sa.com/blog.
“6th Sense Analytics frees developers from filling out timesheets and status reports by automatically collecting necessary data,” said Jared Richardson, agile coach for 6th Sense Analytics. “Now developers can build better software by concentrating on the task at hand versus being bogged down with administrative responsibilities.”
About 6th Sense Analytics, Inc.
For both outsource vendors and consumers that want to proactively manage outsourced software development projects, 6th Sense Analytics offers critical insight and metrics by automatically and unobtrusively collecting unbiased activity-based data throughout the entire software development lifecycle. As the first and only solution to track 100 percent desktop time, 6th Sense Analytics helps to increase accountability, minimize project risk, increase the accuracy of project estimates and bids and much more.
A 2007 winner of the Jolt Productivity Award, 6th Sense Analytics' software-as-a-service solution uses an open and independent architecture. The company was founded in 2004 by a team of experienced software development executives. 6th Sense Analytics is a privately held company based near Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. For more information, visit www.6thsenseanalytics.com