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Feature
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Rally
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ScrumWorks Pro
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Desktop (Fat) Client
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No
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Yes
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Web (Thin) Client
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Yes
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Yes – Not all desktop features are available on the web client
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Local Database
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No – hosted by a 3rd party
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Yes – Built into the default installation
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Impediments Log
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No
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Yes – Tracks dates, resolution, and responsibility
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Records blocking issues
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Yes
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Yes
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Burn Down Charts
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Yes – Sprint Burndown/Cumulative flow, Release burndown/cumulative flow, Bug & Test Tracking
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Yes – Mike Cohn style ‘enhanced burndown’, Sprint & Release burndown
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Customized Reports
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No
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Yes – Customizable report builder GUI
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ROI and EVA
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No
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Yes
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Time Tracking
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Yes – optional
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Yes – optional, but supported with custom reports
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Supported Object Types
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Release, Sprint, Story, Task, Test, Program, Defect, Defect Suite
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Release, Sprint, Story, Task, Theme, Program
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Supported Methodologies
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RUP, Scrum, XP
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Scrum, XP
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Drag n’ Drop UI
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Limited to certain screens
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Used almost universally
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Hierarchical Relationships
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Yes
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No – Uses themes instead
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Built in collaboration features
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Yes – Wiki & IM integration
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No
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Test management
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Yes
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No
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Defect management
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Yes
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No
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Program Management Features
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Release Status – not really configurable
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Release Status + configurable feature sets, Good cross product functionality
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Sprint Task Tracking
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Yes
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Yes – nice web based task board UI
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Assign Business Value
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No
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Yes
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Product and Role based permissions
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Yes
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Yes
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LDAP Integration
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No
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Yes
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Import/Export
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Yes – Excel, XML
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Yes – Excel
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Supports Use Cases/Non-functional requirements
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Yes
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No
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Notifications
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Yes – RSS, email
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No
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Detailed Change History
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Yes
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No – very superficial
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Product Integration
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Eclipse, Mercury, Salesforce, Bugzilla
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Bugzilla, JIRA
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Pricing
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$65/person/month
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$249/person/year ($21/month)
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Admin functions
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User accounts, Roles, Custom features, Workspace management
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User accounts, Roles
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Hardware Requirements
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None – externally hosted
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Server must be allocated for clients & web app to connect with
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Frequency of Updates
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Quarterly
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Quarterly
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Built-in Support for pairing time management
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No
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Yes – There are “Team hours” and “individual hours”
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Usability for teams
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OK, some complain of delays and there are complaints about charts
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Good, The thick client offers more natural DnD style of interface – good web interface for task board – natural for teams to adopt
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Multiple Teams/Common Backlog
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Possible, but awkward
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Pretty well thought out
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Support
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Online, Forums, Coaching, Training
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Online, Forums
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Integration Technical Options
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REST, SOAP, Others
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SOAP
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