Overview
What is Rally Software?
Rally Software headquartered in Boulder, Colorado developed the Rally agile software development / ALM platform which was acquired by CA Technologies and rebranded as CA Agile Central. After CA's acquisition by Broadcom the software was once again rebranded as Rally.
User interface could be more intuitive
Powerful Agile Tool
CA Rally Delivers Information in a Not So Intuitive Manner
Rally helped me to deliver successfully several projects for our customers.
Best-suited to large organizations
Want the best of Agilecraft (Scaling Agile support) & ALM (Test Management), go for CA Agile Central (Rally)
Review of Rally
Love Rally!
More than adequate, but disappointing and getting more so over time.
CA Agile Central is the cream of the crop
Why we switched from CA Agile Central (formerly Rally)
CA Agile Central (formerly Rally): it was good while it lasted
Can't live without Rally
Rally - very extensive but pricey (worth it?)
Seems to make things harder rather than easier!
Pricing
What is Rally Software?
Rally Software headquartered in Boulder, Colorado developed the Rally agile software development / ALM platform which was acquired by CA Technologies and rebranded as CA Agile Central. After CA's acquisition by Broadcom the software was once again rebranded as Rally.
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- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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What is Wrike?
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What is Rally Software?
Rally Software Competitors
- Digital.ai TeamForge
- IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management
- PTC Windchill RV&S
- Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS)
Rally Software Technical Details
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Powerful Agile DevOps Planning and Tracking: Many reviewers have found Rally to be a powerful tool for agile DevOps planning and tracking. It provides rapid visibility of progress or problems across a large number of teams, allowing users to effectively manage and prioritize tasks.
Portfolio View for Clear Visibility: Reviewers appreciate the portfolio view feature of Rally, as it allows product management to have clear visibility across all their product features. This feature helps in effectively managing and prioritizing tasks by providing a comprehensive overview of the project's progress.
Strong Feedback Metrics for Task Tracking: Users have mentioned that Rally provides strong feedback metrics for both teams and individuals. This feature helps in tracking the status of tasks and ensuring that commitments are being met, contributing to efficient task management.
Difficult to Use Without Training: Many users have expressed frustration with the software's steep learning curve, stating that it is difficult to use without any training or guidance. They find it almost impossible to know how to complete their daily tasks effectively.
Insufficient Online Documentation: Some users have reported a lack of free online documentation available to help them navigate the software. This absence makes it challenging for them to find the information they need and leaves them feeling unsupported.
Overly Complicated User Interface: Several reviewers have mentioned that certain views of the user interface are overly complicated, causing confusion and hindering their ability to perform tasks efficiently. Users suggest simplifying these interfaces would greatly enhance their overall experience with the software.
Users highly recommend CA Agile Central for enterprise product management, highlighting its usefulness in running Agile projects and implementing Agile methodology. It is considered a one-stop tool for project management, reporting, and email notifications. Users suggest sticking with CA Agile Central and utilizing the features that work best for each team, as well as giving it some time to get used to without adapting it too much to the organization.
Reviewers recommend Rally Software over Atlassian Jira, finding it more intuitive and easier to use. They praise Rally as a comprehensive solution for Agile teams, automating the entire Agile practice. Rally is particularly recommended for organizations planning to adopt the Scaled Agile Framework Methodology (SAFe). However, users suggest checking out Jira for more add-ons and cheaper options but still highly recommend Rally over Jira.
Users suggest considering other project/product management tools before making a decision about CA Agile Central's future availability due to recent acquisition concerns. They also recommend thoroughly testing other options in the market that provide similar functionality at a lower cost. Additionally, users highlight that CA Agile Central is well-suited for large organizations and recommend having at least one person familiar with the software for a smoother transition. They also suggest using Assembla instead of CA Agile Central as an alternative option.
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(1-1 of 1)Seems to make things harder rather than easier!
- Gives you a good view into your current active work week/ active sprint
- Provides a pretty good way to look at prior sprints
- It has so much flexibility and power that it actually makes simpler tasks complex – particularly backlog management and scheduling things into releases and sprints.
- It has a tough job of managing “epics” – things with 100s of small features, and being able to prioritize across them. Typically we have 2 epics in a release. We have no problem prioritizing epics, but it is hard to prioritize “stories” across epics. There are typically dozens of stories in an epic.
- It works - we have been able to get the job done. We could probably be doing better with something else.
- It helps us manage sprints, tie into auditing.
- Track what we are doing from sprint to sprint
- Track velocity/progress
- Provides audit trail as we complete work. We can tie the loop off on what code actually changed. This important for SSAE16 compliance.
- We found that the plug-ins offered some nice drag-and-drop functionality when review story status
- We are considering integrating our Ideas board so it will feed directly into Rally
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- Implemented in-house
- Online training
- It was very difficult to manage epics and their child stories.
- Scheduling of stories into sprints was never as easy as I expected it to be
- Subversion version control system.
- Not at this time