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Agile Manager [EOL] vs Rally Software comparison

OpenText and Broadcom are both solutions in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category. Additionally, 86% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.
Agile Manager [EOL]
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    86% willing to recommend
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    91% willing to recommend
     

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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
    120
    Ranking in other categories
    Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (7th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (8th)
     

    Featured Reviews

    it_user739560 - PeerSpot reviewer
    it_user739560
    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.
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    Rakhee Srivastava - PeerSpot reviewer
    Rakhee Srivastava
    Sr. Information Architect and Principal Consultant UX at Tech Mahindra Limited
    Real-time dashboards provide clear insights into project progress and team velocity
    Rally Software is easy to use for Agile project methodology because it follows Scrum and Kanban, helping with sprint planning and backlog management. Rally Software provides real-time dashboards for different kinds of stakeholders and governance, giving clear insights into project progress, team velocity, and potential risks. Backlog management is present in the product, allowing prioritization of tasks. The dashboards provide all types of insights through analytics. Capacity planning helps optimize resource allocation, ensuring balanced workload and realistic sprint commitments for our projects. The solution integrates with GitHub, and we can also integrate with Excel and CI/CD pipelines.
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    Pros

    "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."
    "It really doesn't need to be as flexible as some other solutions because it's right out of the box, it's relatively easy to use."
    "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."
    "This solution gives us flexibility in product testing and allows us to get our products with very quick time-to-market."
    "The product is really easy to use and manage single discrete projects with dedicated teams."
    "To me, the difference between what they're using now, the Atlassian product, and Agile Manager is that Agile Manager is much more scalable."
    "It helps our project team to implement the Agile WoW which was quite new for all of us when we initially started with Agile Manager two years ago."
    "The transparency this product gives us has been very valuable."
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    "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."
    "It allows us to work in a more dynamic fashion and track more of the development lifecycle."
    "We have a lot of product owners and teams that work on the common backlogs, so we need the transparency in these backlogs, and we get the transparency between the teams and the departments."
    "We can very easily run a report that clearly shows the amount of effort we’re investing in initiatives and features."
    "Having the CA Agile Central tool allows for there to be one place that contains all the information on teams and sprint by having features to add and update notes, attachments, and data element values to user stories and tasks."
    "Visibility of the data, if teams are tracking correctly and entering their information correctly, makes it really easy to see where you're at within your release and whether you're on track or not, and while we can't get everything out of the box because we're a unique business, we know how to massage the reports to get what we need out of it, and so far it's done the best job for us."
    "I think it's a great tracking tool."
    "It really does help everything just flow through the cycle better; everybody just worrying about their small piece of the pie, and then the project managers can have a bigger overview of it."
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    Cons

    "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."
    "We've not used it yet, and we're just kind of muddling through."
    "I think the biggest issues that I've seen, and this is a personal view of mine, is that most of the HPE products have a common look and feel to them."
    "Most of the enhancement requests we have are minor, but the biggest challenge we have is around integrations."
    "Customer Service: Commercially speaking, the customer service was a total nightmare at the very beginning."
    "The testing module that we are used to, that wasn't there at all."
    "This product does not fully cover the SDLC. The test team cannot track test cases or connect them with test cases."
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    "The product needs to have more integration capabilities."
    "Overall, standard/canned reporting options are probably the weakest part of the platform but exporting a data dump for reporting outside of the tool is very easy."
    "The UI can be slow to respond at times and difficult to navigate initially."
    "The initial install was complex."
    "As I've mentioned elsewhere, Kanban needs to mature a little more."
    "As a result, we cannot use this tool for defect management."
    "I'd like the ability to customize reports without having to incur Professional Services, or having to write my own code GitHub and then implement that as a custom report. That's untenable. It's not sustainable."
    "We would like more meaningful, customizable dashboards."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

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    "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."
    "Frankly, pricing is expensive and needs to be carefully planned for when budgeting."
    "From a price point, it's a cost effective solution for our needs."
    "The license costs are fairly high as compared to some of the other solutions out there."
    "It is expensive and may not be worthwhile for a small company."
    "Rally Software costs $50 a month, and for a base account, that price is acceptable."
    "I understand it's a little more expensive. That is why many people prefer Jira."
    "We are always looking for a discount, if the solution was less expensive it would be a benefit."
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    Top Industries

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    Manufacturing Company
    14%
    Financial Services Firm
    13%
    Insurance Company
    8%
    Healthcare Company
    7%
     

    Company Size

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    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
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    Midsize Enterprise3
    Large Enterprise12
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business13
    Midsize Enterprise14
    Large Enterprise110
     

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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...
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rally Software?
    Rally Software is affordable because our customers also prefer it, and I have never heard concerns about pricing preventing us from using this tool.
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    What needs improvement with Rally Software?
    While I'm not heavily involved in project management tools, I am familiar with these tools. One area for improvement might be the rigidity in role and access configurations, which require many proc...
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    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
     

    Overview

    Agile project management solution to plan, execute and track Agile projects. Agile teams can improve Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Execution, and gain more Visibility and Insight into Agile projects using SaaS or on-premise deployment.

    Key Features include: Release and User Story and Defect Management, Development Tools Integration, Team/Resource Management, Rest APIs, Micro Focus ALM/QC/PPM Synchronizer, Regular releases driven by user feedback, Modern, clean, intuitive UI and SAFeTM Gold Certified.

    OpenText

    With Rally Software, you can plan, prioritize, manage, track, and continuously improve your work so that you can deliver the value that your customers need with speed, quality, and efficiency. Our enterprise-class Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) SaaS platform provides visibility into progress, roadblocks, and dependencies across multiple teams, projects, and programs. This allows you to align to your strategic goals and create better business results, and to do it all in a single system of record.

    Broadcom
     

    Sample Customers

    Trizetto, Discount Tire and Siemens
    Physicians Mutual, Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare, Editora Abril, Tata Communications, Level 3 Communications, Seagate, TomTom, Philips, Hiscox, Physicians Mutual, MYOB
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