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Agile Manager [EOL] vs Rally Software comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Agile Manager [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rally Software
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (7th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (3rd)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user739560 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior manager IT at a transportation company
Handles user stories well but the lack of a testing module is a problem
Right now I can't say because other stuff is being migrated to Octane. But basically, the testing module that we are used to, that wasn't there at all. If they would have added that into it then they wouldn't even need to build Octane. We did have a list of items we wanted to see added but now they are moving all those things to Octane, and we are also interested in Octane now, so we are not looking to request any more changes to AGM, understanding that this is the go-to tool.
Amit Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Technical Architect at HCLSoftware
Drilling into change lifecycles has given me clear end to end traceability for every item
Reporting is my main area of concern. Additionally, the migration activity and portability are important areas for improvement. If I needed to move from Jira to Rally Software, having built-in portability or migration utilities would be beneficial. At the time of my use, there was not an inbuilt capability to migrate applications from other third-party solutions to Rally Software. Currently, I am not using Rally Software.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool gave great visibility on the project work with real-time analytics and dashboards."
"We use the hierarchy Theme/Feature/Stories for a top-down approach, and the widgets/dashboards are essential to easily setup the reporting and by putting an image on the data, it helps people to understand the issues or to see the potential impacts of their actions."
"Dashboard with release level graphs; it is so easy to gather the progress made at the release with these graphs rather going through each team’s backlogs."
"This solution gives us flexibility in product testing and allows us to get our products with very quick time-to-market."
"It is helping us organize and manage our agile development process to get solutions to market faster."
"The transparency this product gives us has been very valuable."
"Burn-up charts for visibility on progress and workload."
"The product is really easy to use and manage single discrete projects with dedicated teams."
"It made it much easier to adopt agile methods of execution."
"Honestly, it keeps us more organized."
"The Kanban board is probably the most useful feature, as it is very customizable and is great for somebody who doesn’t need to run the project with a scrum approach."
"We have been able to deliver our integration between CA and HPE ALM in a period of time that is about half of where we were before."
"I would recommend it; it is a very good product, very helpful in managing, and pretty good at checking things."
"What I like the most about Agile Central is that it is the only system I need to have full control and visibility of our entire body of work plus the activities and processes required to deliver it."
"I think it is an excellent tool for tracking agile scrum activities."
"The program management is one of the most valuable features in the bank I work for, as I was able to create epics for our budgeting concerns and it helped me link everything together."
 

Cons

"Downtime was frequent initially, but now it is much better."
"Understanding of story points and velocity, ease of using reporting/dashboard widgets, and templates for imports need improvement."
"We've not used it yet, and we're just kind of muddling through."
"Customer Service: Commercially speaking, the customer service was a total nightmare at the very beginning."
"In the world of Java, it currently supports Eclipse but not NetBeans."
"There is definitely a maturity curve that Agile Manager needs to go through with. It's still not there, and it definitely needs to grow."
"The tool is good enough to keep track of the information, but not mature enough to have a great Dashboard that tracks all levels of changes."
"Resource allocation and management across multiple products. We have the same resources working on multiple products each with their own releases, and Agile Manager does not handle this well, so the overloading or underloading of resources is difficult to monitor."
"It needs to become more mature for large organisations with better integration required to DevOps."
"Reporting is my main area of concern."
"There are times when we struggle with stuff but we haven't really called customer support yet."
"Customization features may not be exposed or unavailable, so people may be looking for them. So, customization is an area people have told me is more desirable."
"The product itself seems to have a lot of bugs. One issue is that it sometimes allows people to modify data inappropriately. For example, team members can change numbers at will. While we have a mechanism to track changes, people can still alter numbers, create or delete tasks, and create or delete high-level activities without proper controls."
"With thousands of features, this is cumbersome."
"The Reporting feature can improve, especially around executive summaries and dependency mapping."
"The text editor is for sure an area with room for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"From a price point, it's a cost effective solution for our needs."
"Rally Software costs $50 a month, and for a base account, that price is acceptable."
"Frankly, pricing is expensive and needs to be carefully planned for when budgeting."
"The license costs are fairly high as compared to some of the other solutions out there."
"I don't know the exact pricing, but I think the tool is priced high. They provide quality workmanship, good software, regular upgrades, and they're always attentive and listen to users. Everything comes with a price. I think it's an expensive solution compared to Jira or other competitors, but it's a complete package."
"We are always looking for a discount, if the solution was less expensive it would be a benefit."
"I understand it's a little more expensive. That is why many people prefer Jira."
"It is expensive and may not be worthwhile for a small company."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise12
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Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise113
 

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What do you like most about Rally Software?
Rally offers many features that help the management of activities, coordination, alignment and reports, which applies agility across the organization. If I were to highlight a particular feature, i...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rally Software?
The setup cost is expensive. I was not responsible for the license part, but it was on a yearly basis.
What needs improvement with Rally Software?
Reporting is my main area of concern. Additionally, the migration activity and portability are important areas for improvement. If I needed to move from Jira to Rally Software, having built-in port...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Agile Manager, HPE Agile Manager
CA Agile Central, Rally Enterprise, CA Agile Training, CA Agile Coaching, CA Agile Academy, CA Agile Management , CA ALM
 

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