Rally Software Pros review quotes

it_user778581 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
It's a good platform to keep track of all the user stories across all projects. So rather than having one off Excel spreadsheets with all of the requirements, it is a good place to have all of that.
LH
Dec 22, 2023
We have teams come and go all the time. We have teams in India, America, Ireland, Poland, Italy, England... we are spread out everywhere! Rally is our key tool for scrum planning and our single source of truth, and it handles it all flawlessly.
it_user778893 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
It documents stories in a way where we do not have to be heavy on front-end requirements, front-end documentation, and front-end workflows.
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PM
Jan 21, 2019
Reporting is much easier and faster than Micro Focus ALM, with CA AC built on web services... Also, the data is more granular when it comes to tasks, iterations, sprints, and releases.
Shawn Carlson - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2023
When it comes to the valuable features of Rally Software, it excels at burn-down charts, burn-up charts, and road mapping once it's set up. I particularly appreciated the new feature for releases and road mapping, which worked exceptionally well.
Luca La Via - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 25, 2023
What I like most about Rally Software, in terms of using it for the agile process, is that it's clear, useful, and user-friendly. I also like that it has every field you can use for the Scrum process.
AL
May 3, 2021
We use the roadmap features, and we're getting better at using dates to use the roadmap so that we can see if we're on target for work.
it_user779193 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
If teams are tracking correctly and entering their information correctly, it's really easy to see where you're at, within your release, and whether you're on track or not.
it_user778923 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
The most useful part is how it breaks down tasks into parents and children, manageable tasks. It has a whole project as an initiative, and then it breaks it down further and further. And then you get to actual user stories and tasks that you can sit and develop.
it_user778977 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
The metrics - collecting metrics. It's because we've used several other tools in the past, and they don't give you a full indication of how well your teams are performing, at a portfolio level, at a product level, and at the team level.
 

Rally Software Cons review quotes

it_user778581 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
The stronger CA can get on dependency mapping the better. That's the biggest hiccup. As you're setting up your features, ​they should make it easier to flag the dependencies, either across features or across projects. Then you're more set up for success.
LH
Dec 22, 2023
It is hard to track the changes. For example, we're in sprint 25, and then we have 26, 27, 28, and 29. Throughout that whole time, we're developing pipelines in Azure, moving to GitHub, creating pipelines, and working with teams. But sometimes, we need to revisit specific decisions made in previous sprints, like pipeline details. Maybe it's in our Azure Wiki, GitHub, or Teams, but it's not always consistent. I wish I could search for all tasks or stories related to that particular effort without needing to know everyone's individual stories or features.
it_user778893 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
We did submit an enhancement request. I think a lot of teams that do very large scale products have the same issue. They just do not realize it would help them.
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PM
Jan 21, 2019
One problem I see is that if there is a dependent user story - for example, if my team is working on one thing and there is a dependent user story from another team - we can have a dependency created but we don't know if there is a change of status from the other team. That is something which is very important for Agile Central to look into so that if the other team makes any changes we will be notified as well.
Shawn Carlson - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 19, 2023
Rally Software is highly complex, and it takes some effort to get everything tied together. But once you do, it's a satisfying experience, and the result looks beautiful. Azure, ServiceNow, and Jira do not have all the features that Rally Software provides in one place, making it an exceptional tool for project management.
Luca La Via - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 25, 2023
In Rally Software, the connection with GitLab and GitHub needs improvement.
AL
May 3, 2021
What I don't like about it is that it is really hard to find old work to reference information and use the reporting section of the application in terms of trying to analyze trends. If I am trying to find out which interfaces took this long and I want to compare and measure improvement from one quarter to another quarter, the reporting mechanism within Rally is very troublesome. They have an Excel plugin that you're supposed to use, but you literally have to pull the raw data out before you can do the analysis. You can't do it within Rally, and if you can, it is a secret, and I don't know how to do it. It should have better, easier, and user-friendly reporting without having to use the Excel add-in. It is very clunky. There is a lot of data in there, but it is not organized in such a way that makes it intuitive. You really have to kind of look for where do you put your documentation or dates. Some customization is available, but it is not plug-and-play like Jira. When I switched from TFS to Jira, I just went and started using Jira, whereas with Rally, you kind of have to really get in and figure out what you need to do before you set stuff up, or you're going to get yourself stuck. You can just start using Jira and be successful.
it_user779193 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
It's a bit cumbersome to manage the Project Picker. As we sunset teams or projects close out - but we still have test cases tied to those teams or projects that are being used in other spaces - we have this monstrous list in the Project Picker that becomes really difficult to manage and find, and we can't clean that up ourselves. It would be nice if it was easier to do that and not lose your history.
it_user778923 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
I think the interface could be a little bit more visual and less wordy. Right now, it seems like it's just a lot of text on the page. In other ticketing systems where it's more visual, you can see more of a flow. But in this one it's more just a list of tasks. I would like to see that a little bit better, especially considering it has so many great organizational features, like child tasks, different artifacts. It would be great to see it presented more appropriately.
it_user778977 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2017
In terms of improvement, perhaps some more metrics. If they could add some additional, that would be cool.