Rally Software Reviews

I like the Story Board since it helps me keep track of my stories and any tasks assigned.

It keeps everyone involved accountable to make sure the project moves along in a good pace. Since it is also viewable to all involved, it allows everyone to see where the project is at any moment.

I think the areas for improvement are mostly related to the user. There are things we often forget to update or change.

I have been using Agile Central going on 3.5 years.

We have not had problems with stability.

We have not had problems with scalability.

I haven’t requested any technical support.

I haven’t used anything but Agile Central.

It’s been so long, that I honestly don’t recall the initial setup. It must not have been difficult, since it’s not something that sticks out in my mind.

I was not involved in any of the pricing or licensing. I’m just a user.

I liked the overall user interface of Agile Central. It’s so much more user friendly. The Kanban view really helps daily tracking of user stories. The reporting tools available are easy to configure and use.

Previously, to upload test cases we usually used the Agile Central add-in for MS Excel. But as per recent changes, they have made Single Sign On to access Agile Central due to which, the add-ins seems not to be working.

I have used Agile Central for two years.

I remember that there were two incidents Agile Central was down or I was unable to login.

We have not faced any issues.

I haven't had a chance to use technical support.

I have not used a previous solution.

I’m not aware about price and licensing because of my role.

CA should keep doing what they're doing to make it better.

Execution of software development.

• Plans and prioritizes to quickly deliver value. 
• CA Agile Central provides visibility into how teams are meeting business objectives.
  

CA Agile Central helps the entire organization run like one powerful team. With the Project and Portfolio Hierarchy, we can have deep visibility into the work our teams are doing and how it ties to our business strategy and customer value. 

CA Agile Central does not have a workflow tool included. If possible, it may be necessary for some companies that this type of feature be included.

Now, it delivers quarterly releases and has reduced the backlog, thereby increasing feature velocity while keeping the quality high.

The UI/UX of the tool is good with friendly navigation.

We can track of our tasks and project estimations.

It’s a good tool to use. Charts and dashboards should be more interactive.

I have used Agile Central for over two years.

Stability is good.

Scalability is good.

I rate technical support 8/10.

I used to use JIRA.

Setup was easy.

They should go for it.

I evaluated JIRA.

They should definitely use it.

I really value the customizable dashboards, taskboards and easy filters.

New features with Team Capacity Plan have helped our organization.

• Performance is very bad especially late evening and on Fridays.
• Enterprise backups could be improved.

I have used it for three years.

I did not encounter any stability issues.

There were some scalability issues after integration with internal tools like TFS.

Technical support has lots of room for improvement. We do not get the support that we need for problem resolutions.

Initial setup was straightforward.

This is expensive compared to other tools like JIRA.

We evaluated JIRA and VersionOne.

Compare other products before making a decision on features and pricing along with customer support reviews.

The ability to plan and assign work. Our project/product teams use this to effectively plan sprints and assign and track work assignments. It has greatly enhanced our ability to understand the work being done, especially on projects you may not be directly related to. By having all our teams use the same tool, we have better communication and coordination.

It greatly helped our adoption of agile project management techniques. More projects are completed on time.

Portfolio management and reporting may be the weakest areas.

I’ve been using Agile Central for 12 months.

We lose connectivity at times when the site has issues. This is a hosted solution.

Technical support is good.

We used a Bamboo Solutions product that interfaced with SharePoint.

Initial setup was relatively simple. In order to match our department organization, there were significant discussions. But the Rally representative helped set it up with us at no cost. It was Rally when we purchased. We had to develop a custom report from the information.

We did evaluate alternative solutions.

The best feature for our company is that it's easy to use, and it integrates with our other solutions, such as the code warehouse, the test solution, and the deploy solution. We wanted an ALM product that was easily integrated, because we have 170,000 users in my company. We need a strong solution to support us. We must have:

• Ease-of-use
• Easy to integrate with other solutions
• Good stability

I don’t know this product well enough yet to offer suggestions for new features. I recently went to a conference to learn about CA Agent Manager as well.

See below regarding stability.

Stability of the product is not good. It is critical for us to make the solution stable.

CA Agile Central scales very well. We have 170,000 users.

We have not used technical support. We bought the product and were ready to work with it.

Initial setup was easy for me. A consultant came to our company to sit with our people.

It is a very complete solution. It provides a full solution for us, which is extremely essential.

The principal is because they listen and that helps a lot and the business, this is very important to us.

So far it seems to be doing everything we need it to. We don’t require any improvements at this stage.

So far it seems reliable and we are happy with this product

We are not sure so far on this as we haven’t used it long enough but we hope it will be scalable

They are smart people, knowledgeable and helpful.

It was time to get a product like this in house, previously we were using a local software and it was time to upgrade. For us it is all about the support of the company, and we really like this from CA, they have been very helpful.

It has been a straightforward partnership so far. We are in the initial stages, but all looks good.

I think that you should do some research but ultimately go for someone that addresses what you need and who is able to provide great support.