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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 (8th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (7th)
     

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

    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."
    "This solution gives us flexibility in product testing and allows us to get our products with very quick time-to-market."
    "The tool gave great visibility on the project work with real-time analytics and dashboards."
    "Burn-up charts for visibility on progress and workload."
    "Now we can do shorter cycles and have better traceability, and we have this integration between AGM and ALM, as I said."
    "Integration with HPE ALM/QC, Jenkins and Subversion allows us to view the project’s health through one product."
    "The product is really easy to use and manage single discrete projects with dedicated teams."
    "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."
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    "The visibility it brings to the plan, the ability to capture tasks, and trace them all the way through the life cycle. Providing that visibility helps both me and the team, or teams, to be able to understand where we are in the development process."
    "It's designed around Agile, so it has all of the pieces that match up with the process."
    "There is simply no way we would be able to release as many new products, enhancements or defect fixes without it!"
    "The Portfolio is the most valuable feature that I found, because it allows us to drive our requirements along with planning at an enterprise level."
    "It has helped us to really get our products in front of the customer faster."
    "Agile Central allows us to log one hundred percent of the work we do and it allows for no hidden work, so teams can't go under the radar with what they're working on."
    "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."
    "The Defect feature. In one view you can see all your defects and you can push them into the different releases."
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    Cons

    "We've not used it yet, and we're just kind of muddling through."
    "Downtime was frequent initially, but now it is much better."
    "In the world of Java, it currently supports Eclipse but not NetBeans."
    "This product does not fully cover the SDLC. The test team cannot track test cases or connect them with test cases."
    "The user interface could be modernized to be more intuitive and to support more drag/drop functionality."
    "Understanding of story points and velocity, ease of using reporting/dashboard widgets, and templates for imports need improvement."
    "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."
    "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."
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    "It could do with a wider range of colours for cards and the Kanban features need some improvement (which I know is on the way this year)."
    "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."
    "Reporting I think is a big one too, especially at the bank. So if we're not able to get that real data in a very simple way and be able to slice and dice it, then we aren't as effective as we could be at making those decisions quickly."
    "We would probably like to see a more robust dependency management system."
    "The text editor is for sure an area with room for improvement."
    "CA Agile Central does not have a workflow tool included."
    "The UI can be slow to respond at times and difficult to navigate initially."
    "There are few customisation options. For instance, the workflow for story cards cannot be changed out of the box from the standard (Defined, In-Progress, Completed and Accepted)."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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    Manufacturing Company
    15%
    Financial Services Firm
    10%
    Insurance Company
    9%
    Healthcare Company
    7%
     

    Company Size

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    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    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.

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    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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