June 28th, 2023 by Adam Sandman
Last week we had the pleasure of holding an Inflectra user meetup in Germany for our customers based in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region of Europe. In this article we will provide some ideas and information that came from the event that was held in Mannheim, Germany in conjunction with our partner PTA GmbH.
The Inflectra Meetup at PTA HQ in Mannheim, Germany
Coinciding with our Inflectra partner tour and the EuroSTAR 2023 conference, the Inflectra team made a side trip to visit our long-term partners PTA GmbH (and their sister company DATIS GmbH) who have been providing consulting, configuration and implementation services for Inflectra products for the past 14 years. The user meetup was held at PTA's imposing headquarters in the Germany city of Mannheim, known as the "City of Innovation" where Mozart lived, and the bicycle, automobile, and tractor were invented.
The Inflectra team was in full attendance, with product brochures and swag for customers aplenty. The gifts included our world famous 'James Bond' multi-function pen, video-conference lights, and branded USB-C hubs.
After the initial socializing and networking among the attendees (both PTA consultants and Inflectra customers), we got down to business and started the formal presentation:
The opening remarks and initial presentation by Dennis Haßlöcher, CEO of PTA/DATIS, outlined the 14-year partnership between Inflectra, PTA and DATIS. Inflectra's products have become key technology enablers for the various projects undertaken by PTA consultants in various industries across Germany. In addition, DATIS provides local hosting of Inflectra products.
After that presentation, Adam Sandman, CEO of Inflectra outlined some key company news updates, including our new company tagline "Inflectra Helps You Deliver Quality Software, Faster and With Lower Risk".
Adam also provided information on the InflectraCon conference that had been held in Washington, DC in April, 2023.
After that there was a presentation and discussion on the roadmap for our SpiraTest, SpiraTeam, SpiraPlan and Rapise products. As part of the discussion, the attendees were able to vote on the items in the roadmap to give their priorities:
The team took these votes back to the product team at Inflectra to help inform the future plans for the products.
Making Connections with Our Partner Team
After the user meetup was concluded, it was a great time to catch up with our PTA friends and colleagues, many of whom we'd only met online in virtual meetings and calls:
Finally after the day was completed, Adam and Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan, our Enterprise Agile Evangelist shared a festive pint of Germany beer to celebrate the success of the event.
If you're interested in organizing a local Inflectra meetup for your community, please contact our marketing team.
Presentations from the User Summit
The following presentations were made during the event, please feel free to clip any of the slides that interest you: