PRWire: New York, NY, June 29, 2021 – Ariel Partners, an IT consulting firm offering software Development, Consulting, Coaching, and Training, announced that it had expanded its partnership with the Scaled Agile Partner Network from Bronze to Silver Transformation Partner. This worldwide network includes transformation and platform providers who help enterprises facilitate and accelerate business results by adopting the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®). “As a Scaled Agile Silver Partner, we are expanding the range of SAFe-related services we can offer our customers,” said Craeg Strong, CTO of Ariel Partners. “The Scaled Agile Framework is the most popular large-scale Agile framework on the market today, and there is a significant need for expert coaching and training assistance. Ariel has a comprehensive understanding of the Agile ecosystem, offering training and coaching in several approaches, including Scrum and Kanban. Since the Scaled Agile Framework incorporates both Scrum and Kanban as required elements, it is extremely important that organizations choose a coaching partner with expertise in all of the above.” “There is a reason that SAFe is enjoying significant adoption in larger organizations, and that is because it addresses enterprise concerns such as strategic planning, portfolio management, and budgeting. The breadth and depth of its...

PRWire: New York, NY, March 05, 2021 – Ariel Partners, a leading I.T. firm offering Software Development, Consulting, Coaching, and Training, announced today that its teaming partner is among the awardees of the Full & Open track for a $12.6B Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractual vehicle established by the U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to provide a wide range of IT-related services to Agencies in the Defense and Intel Community. The program is known as Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE III), and it is a follow-on to the highly effective contract vehicle E-SITE. The contract duration is up to 10 years, with the work to be done within the U.S. in various locations based on the specific task orders. “We are thrilled to solidify our partnership with prime awardee Octo and to support the Agencies that play such a pivotal role in keeping our country safe,” said Craeg Strong, CTO of Ariel Partners. “We are looking forward to working with Octo to help improve the U.S. warfighter’s readiness and effectiveness while supporting the Agency’s crucial mission of keeping our infrastructure and population safe by disrupting and disabling terrorist threats.” “Ariel will leverage its deep and diverse expertise...

PRWire: New York, NY, March 05, 2021 – Ariel Partners, a leading I.T. firm offering Software Development, Consulting, Coaching, and Training, announced today that its teaming partner is among the awardees of the Small Business track for a $12.6B Indefinite Duration, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractual vehicle established by the U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to provide a wide range of IT-related services to Agencies in the Defense and Intel Community. The program is known as Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (SITE III), and it is a follow-on to the highly effective contract vehicle E-SITE. The duration of the contract is up to 10 years, with the work to be done within the U.S. in various locations based on the specific task orders. “We are thrilled to solidify our partnership with prime awardee IMTAS and to support the Agencies that play such a pivotal role in keeping our country safe,” said Craeg Strong, CTO of Ariel Partners. “We are looking forward to working with IMTAS to help improve the readiness and effectiveness of the U.S. warfighter and while supporting the Agency’s crucial mission of keeping our infrastructure and population safe by disrupting and disabling Homeland Security threats.” “Ariel will leverage...

PRWire: New York, NY, Aug. 08, 2021 – Ariel Partners, a leading IT firm offering Software Development, Consulting, Coaching, and Training, announced today that its IT Service Management System has achieved certification for compliance with ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 standards. The certification applies across the full range of Ariel’s current service offerings, including the provisioning of IT solutions, training, coaching, and program management. The ISO/IEC 20000 family of service management standards were originally based on best practice guidance contained within the ITIL framework and have since been extended to cover other IT service management frameworks, including COBIT. These standards help organizations ensure they establish, maintain and utilize a service management system that covers the entire lifecycle of service delivery—starting with initial service planning, design, and transition, continuing with service delivery and continuous improvement, and ending in service retirement and replacement. “We are proud to have achieved ISO 20K, which represents the next major milestone on our journey of relentless improvement and utmost commitment to quality,” said Craeg Strong, Ariel CTO. “The ISO 20000 certification now takes its place alongside our CMMI level 3 DEV & SVC assessments and our ISO 9001 certification. ISO 20000 is particularly meaningful for Ariel since we are a...

PRWire: New York, NY, April 09, 2022 – Ariel Partners, a leading IT firm offering Software Development, Consulting, Coaching, and Training, announced today that its Information Security Management System has achieved certification for compliance with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standards. The certification applies across the full range of Ariel’s current service offerings, including the provisioning of IT solutions, training, coaching, and program management. ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard for to managing information security. It details requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an information security management system (ISMS), aiming to help an organization make the information assets they hold more secure. “We have all seen stories of high-profile cyber intrusions, data leaks, and ransomware. Thankfully, Ariel adopted a cloud-native posture since day one, using Software-as-a-Service rather than installing servers and information assets on-premises,” said Craeg Strong, Ariel’s CTO. “Nevertheless, establishing an Information Security Management System was important to us. Given the ongoing delays with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification , we knew we needed to start with ISO 27K. This certification is a tangible sign to our customers that we take cybersecurity very seriously.” The ISO 27K framework contains three critical requirements: 1) The organization must systematically and wholistically examine the organization’s security...