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