Redmond, Washington-based SolutionsIQ Inc., a provider of information technology consulting and staffing, announced yesterday that it has joined forces with Serena Software, a developer of application lifecycle management software, to offer an extensive suite of Agile-consulting services. SolutionsIQ said the union should help accelerate the adoption of Agile software development practices in enterprise IT shops. SolutionsIQ said Serena will include SolutionsIQ-branded courses in its online catalog.