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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