Valtech

Valtech SA

Type	Public company (LTE.PA: [1])
Industry	IT Consulting Digital Consulting E-Business Consulting Staff Up-Skilling Global Sourcing Management Consulting
Founded	Paris (1993)
Headquarters	Paris, France
Area served	France United States Denmark Germany Sweden United Kingdom India
Key people	Sebastian Lombardo, CEO (Global) Olivier Padiou, MD (France) John Galioto, MD (US) Carsten Jensen, MD (Denmark) Ingo Kriescher, MD (Germany) Ulf Sidemo, MD (Sweden) Phil Hall, MD (United Kingdom) Sujatha Balakrishnan, MD (India)
Services	Aerospace Automotive Entertainment Financial Services Government and Utilities Healthcare Publishing and Communications Retail Travel & Hospitality
Revenue	$94M USD (2009)
Employees	900 (2009)
Website	valtech.com

Valtech is a global digital consulting and technology services company that aligns technology to business challenges using agile and lean methodologies. Valtech employs an agile approach to build business and technology platforms and incorporates creativity, strategy and analytics to create open ecosystems that enable memorable customer experiences^{[citation needed]}

A thought leader in Agile methodology, software quality, IT knowledge transfer and open source solutions,^{[citation needed]} Valtech helps companies consistently^{[citation needed]} develop software that meets the business need in less time than with traditional development methods.

Valtech has pioneered^{[citation needed]} its offerings to use the same Agile and Lean modalities that it teaches to its clients. For example, the Software OnDemand, Performance OnDemand and ValueStream OnDemand offerings are Agile StoryPoint-based offerings with FeaturePoint pricing.

The newest set of offerings focus the company into areas that corporations find as pain points. There are new Agile-Lean offerings for Digital Marketing, Product Management, Solution Development, and Program/Project Management. The favorable response to these new offerings has demonstrated that the company has listened to its customers and is able to offer the innovation in the marketplace to drive mutually beneficial value.^{[citation needed]}

For every service and consulting offering that the company offers, they follow the basic lean methodology, namely, to

• Add nothing but value (eliminate waste)
• Center on the people who add value
• Flow value from demand (delay commitment)
• Optimize across organizations

At the Agile 2010 conference, Valtech announced that it was becoming a founding member of the International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile). Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Alistair Cockburn (a co-author of the 2001 Agile Manifesto), stated

The main objective of the International Consortium for Agile is to increase professionalism and competency in the agile community. The participation of Valtech and other leading active organizations in the Agile community allows us to refine our certification objectives to fully meet industry needs.

Distinguishing Features

Valtech is unique in the industry^{[citation needed]} in that it bills itself as a digital consultancy and uses Agile software development techniques to create digital experiences that transform how customers do business. Valtech claims to work with its clients to create the strategies, platforms, and tools to keep them at the forefront of digital communication, such as rich media, mobile apps, community aware communication, content management, and eCommerce tools.

Valtech also claims to marry its deep Agile and Lean background with its global consultancy presence to utilize hybrid teams, staff augmentation, outsourcing, and offshoring to give its clients many options to achieve the Lean goals that companies need.

Valtech likes to distinguish themselves from marketing agencies by stating that they have the background and resources to visualize the digital landscape for customers and then marry their marketing strategy with a deep understanding of technology to support the creative process of operationalizing that strategy.

History

1993

Founded in Paris. Valtech launches the UML method in France.

1996

UK Expansion. Valtech becomes the leading training company in Java technologies.

1999

U.S. Acquisition. Valtech becomes recognized leader in object-oriented applications and processes by purchasing Dallas based ObjectSpace. Thought leaders such as Craig Larman and David Anderson become Chief Scientists over the years, reinforcing Valtech’s credibility in the marketplace.

2000–2001

Acquisitions in Germany and Scandinavia. Valtech establishes strong reputation in building sophisticated portals throughout Europe.

2002

Valtech opens Agile development center in India. Launch of global service offering.

2004–2005

Acquisition of Majoris (India). Valtech receives CMMI-5 certification for its global sourcing operations.

Inauguration of Valtech India, with a new facility in Bangalore, India. Round-the-clock operations supporting worldwide Agile development projects.

2007–2008

OnDemand, Performance OnDemand, and ValueStream OnDemand solutions offered, allowing businesses flexibility with production of software based in Agile context. These offerings allow businesses to specify deliverable functionality in two week iterations, give flexibility to either develop internally or at Valtech facilities, and pay for only those stories that are put into iteration backlogs.

2010

Siegco buys Valtech. Valtech begins worldwide synergies alignment and announces their new digital strategy, extending its reach into corporate marketing and online offerings for companies looking for breakouts in their marketing and operational strategies with the newest Agile-Lean offerings.

Valtech completed the acquisition of Adea,a US based technology consultancy with global operations.Now ADEA became Valtech.

External links

• Official site
• Craig Larman's web site
• David J. Anderson and Associates website.
• SiegCo website
• Agile Manifesto
• ICAgile (International Consortium for Agile) website