ThoughtWorks Named One of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Atlanta

ATLANTA, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ThoughtWorks, Inc.(www.thoughtworks.com), the global leader in enterprise Agile development services, today announced it was named one of "Atlanta's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For," by the National Association of Business Resources (NABR). ThoughtWorks, headquartered in Chicago, opened its Atlanta office in 2007 and has seen it grow to more than 35 employees. It added five new employees during the past quarter and expects continued growth during the remainder of 2011 due to increased demand for its services in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast.  To learn more please visit (http://www.101bestandbrightest.com/winners).

"ThoughtWorks offers a very vibrant and exciting work environment and provides amazing opportunities for people that want to make a difference through the art of software engineering," said Craig Gorsline, managing director for the Americas. "The growth and success of our Atlanta team, headed up by John Spens, has been phenomenal and I couldn't be happier for them to receive this recognition for building a great work environment and culture."

As a global leader in helping organizations adopt and leverage Agile development to transform IT and business operations, ThoughtWorks is recognized for both its business success and contributions to the larger IT community. Company employees are active in developing and sharing best practices that help shape the industry. ThoughtWorks also has developed some of the earliest free, open source Agile tools (Selenium® and Cruise Control®) that were integral in helping Agile become the mainstream practice it is today. In addition, it contributes countless hours of support for non-profit causes.

This year's winners practice innovative strategies and represent best practices in human resources in industries as diverse as the automotive, insurance, hospitality, communications and nonprofit. An independent research firm evaluates each company's entry based on key measures in various categories. They include communication, community initiatives, compensation and benefits, diversity and multiculturalism, employee education and development, employee engagement and commitment, recognition and retention, recruitment and selection, small business and work-life balance.

About ThoughtWorks

ThoughtWorks, Inc. is a global IT consultancy providing Agile-based systems development, consulting and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. It has pioneered many of the most advanced and successful Agile methods of software development and best practices used in the industry today. At its core, ThoughtWorks helps its clients maximize investment and performance across a portfolio of complex, business-critical applications, while reducing time and risk. Its products division, ThoughtWorks Studios, offers tools to manage the entire Agile development lifecycle through its Adaptive ALM™ suite, comprised of Mingle®, Go™ and Twist®. ThoughtWorks employs 1,700 professionals to serve clients from offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. For more information please visit: (www.thoughtworks.com).

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