ThoughtWorks Releases Enhancement to its Agile Project Management Tool, Mingle

Oct. 22, 2008 - PRLog -- ThoughtWorks, the pioneering Agile IT consultancy and software company, today (Bangalore, San Francisco, London — October 15, 2008) announced the availability of Mingle 2.1, an upgrade to its Project Management tool for iterative software development. Mingle 2.1 offers enhanced workflow management capabilities, multi-level access control and an enriched user experience. With the release of Mingle 2.1, Project Managers can get more actionable intelligence through real-time collaboration data.  

Mingle 2.1 provides organizations that require intelligent, multi-level user management, with premium user access options like Anonymous User Access and Light User Access. Mingle 2.1 enables teams to easily set up four levels of access:
•   Project Administration – for those that need to change the structure of project(s),
•   Team Membership – for other core participants (such as PMs, BAs, Devs, QAs),
•   Read-only Team Membership – for Portfolio Managers and clients,
•   Anonymous Access – for a wider group of stakeholders.

Mingle 2.1 also comes with easier-to-use Card TreesTM and Hierarchies, new macros for creating write-once-reuse-often reports and other enhancements based on feedback received from thousands of users.   

“With projects getting more complex, project teams need simple tools that help them collaborate and deliver software faster. Mingle 2.1 contains new features and enhancements that help teams work the way they want to even when their teammates are located around the world,” said Adam Monago, Mingle Product Manager at ThoughtWorks.

Mingle is a part of ThoughtWorks’ Application Lifecycle Management Suite which also includes the recently launched products Cruise (Continuous Integration and Release Management tool) and Twist (Collaborative Testing tool).

Mingle 2.1 is available immediately for purchase under both perpetual and annual subscription licenses. In addition, community licenses are available for not-for-profit institutions, academic use, and open-source projects. For a free trial visit: www.thoughtworks.com/mingle

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About ThoughtWorks (www.thoughtworks.com)

ThoughtWorks kick-started the Agile business era with pioneering software delivery practices and world-leading open source software. Today, clients approach us to solve their toughest business problems, and we deliver some of the world’s most sophisticated custom applications to many over a hundred other world-class companies. Our products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, was established in 2006 to make cutting-edge Agile software development tools, like Mingle (Agile Project Management), Cruise (Continuous Integration and Release Management) and Twist (Functional Testing).

Founded in 1993, ThoughtWorks is headquartered in Chicago, and has offices in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States.