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For more information about Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll visit
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in Pittsburgh where it belongs.,
a provider of on-demand software development management solutions for Agile
teams, today announced it has hired Michele Sliger to help grow its Agile
software development coaching services. She carried that experience forward
into Qwest , where she served as an XP Coach on a team tasked with developing
high-profile financial applications ."
"Rally's team is truly dedicated to helping clients deliver valuable
software solutions faster and more effectively into their respective
marketplaces," said Sliger.

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' I am honored and excited to be
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"The drive and determination shown by the entire Pittsburgh Steelers
organization are an example to all of Pennsylvania, and to the country, of how
much can be accomplished through hard work, perseverance and a genuine belief
in what is possible. The victory is made even sweeter because the Rooney
family, the coaching staff and the players conducted themselves with dignity
and sportsmanship throughout the season.

Sliger has extensive experience in Agile methodologies, having served as
an Agile coach at Qwest Communications.
"Michele's passion and skill in Agile practices, coupled with her
knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle, makes her a valuable
addition to our Agile coaching team," said Tim Miller, CEO of Rally.

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Rally offers the first and only on-demand subscription Web service for
managing the entire Agile software development lifecycle, and seamlessly
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defects."

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Based in Boulder, Colo.

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As part of a total solution for helping organizations succeed with
Agile development practices, Rally's world-class team of Agile experts provide
a set of coaching services that help development teams define, develop and
deliver their first Agile projects within 60 days.
Besides serving as an Agile Coach for Rally, Sliger is currently an
adjunct faculty member of the University of Colorado where she teaches
Software Project Management to graduate engineering students. "Her
real-world experience expands our service capabilities to our customers,
allowing them to quickly and effectively jump-start Agile methodologies within
their organizations. "Rally's approach of combining knowledge,
coaching and tooling provides a complete set of capabilities for helping
clients 'deliver early and deliver often.

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She is a registered Project Management Professional (PMP), a
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and an active member of the board of the Agile
Denver chapter., Rally Software Development was founded in 2002
with a mission to dramatically increase the responsiveness and productivity of
software-driven companies by delivering the knowledge, coaching and tooling
needed to succeed with Agile development practices.

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Pro, Office of the Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor,
+1-717-783 -4290, +1-717-919-2502, or +1-412-519-8258, jpro@state., Rally Software Development Corp. As a Rally Agile Coach, Sliger will
be responsible for mentoring software development organizations and teams on
how to effectively adopt Agile practices that result in increased development
productivity and shorter release cycles.

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She has an undergraduate degree in MIS
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At Genomica,
Michele honed her Scrum and XP skills while working under Mike Cohn, a
recognized founder of the Agile movement .

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CONTACT: Johnna A. Throughout her
career, she has performed the gamut of software development roles, including
programmer, database administrator, quality assurance manager, process manager
and project manager.