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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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    Read 119 Rally Software reviews
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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
    Number of Reviews
    119
    Ranking in other categories
    Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (7th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (7th)
     

    Featured Reviews

    it_user469548 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Jun 27, 2016
    We have the ability to define common standard procedures and methodologies. I'm looking for better integration using Octane.
    I'm actually looking forward to leveraging more of Octane - on the capability in Octane and knowing that Agile Manager will move into Octane gives me that long term perspective. Octane's important in our environment because of the flexibility - the fact that you can get information from a development environment and know that you can shift your focus more to the left. From a testing perspective, I can see the areas that the developers are executing multiple times, where their defects are. That would influence the testing part of the organization to say, "Maybe that's an area that we should focus on, giving that there are multiple defects." I'm actually looking for that better integration using Octane as that mechanism and probably as the Agile Manager add-ons come in, expanding it.
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    Deep Maini - PeerSpot reviewer
    Jul 29, 2024
    Helps you collaborate on various effects and solutions from the top to the bottom of the organization
    We use Rally Software extensively in our agile development processes. We have program boards set up where we write and break down stories. We assign story points and map dependencies between different stories, showing how stories from one team may depend on stories from another team. It integrates these functions well, especially compared to Jira, which has some limitations in this area. The tool keeps improving based on how teams actually work in Scaled Agile, continually upgrading their software versions to meet our needs. I find the whole Rally Software tool integrated very nicely. In Jira, we often go to Confluence for documentation using two separate tools. But in the product, it's not like that. The documentation is tightly integrated. I don't feel like switching to another tool, like going from Jira to Confluence. The tool is designed for collaboration. It shows your organization's view, showing different teams and verticals. It helps you collaborate on various effects and solutions from the top to the bottom of the organization. It has an ecosystem that supports this. All the dependencies between different teams can be easily mapped in Rally Software. They have a program board for that purpose.
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    Pros

    "How you write your user stories, and the requirements gathering, in Agile Manager is pretty good."
    "It drives the conversation behind some of the pain points the teams have, based on the data that we're able to pull out of the system. As a result of that, we're able to make better decisions, to become better as a whole."
    "We can work better and at a higher quality, than we were able to before."
    "The main ways that I used it when I was in it day to day was keeping up with the burn rate within the teams. Also, to track at the feature level too, as far as how we were doing with actually being able to deliver that feature."
    "The tool is very useful for generating metrics to improve our project management. It helps with productivity by allowing us to focus on small pieces of functionality and deliver them in short timeframes. The tool provides senior management with visibility on priorities and progress."
    "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."
    "Having that view into features and roadmap from product to delivery teams, and where they are going, then execute on."
    "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 is very stable. It has been on the market a long time."
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    Cons

    "The testing module that we are used to, that wasn't there at all."
    "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."
    "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."
    "We'd like better dashboards to make visibility better."
    "I would like for workspace admins to be able to hide projects in the Project Picker and not lose any historical data; make them invisible to certain users, visible to certain users, depending on permission sets. That would be lovely."
    "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."
    "There's a lot of support for Scrum and Agile, but it needs something for the Kanban side."
    "A lot of the features that we would be looking to add, I am learning may not be within Agile Central, but part of another CA tool set."
    "The navigation within the tool sometimes is a little tricky for me. I'm sure with more use, more practice, I'll become accustomed to it, but some of the things just aren't intuitive."
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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."
    "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."
    "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."
    "It is expensive and may not be worthwhile for a small company."
    "I understand it's a little more expensive. That is why many people prefer Jira."
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    Top Industries

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    Educational Organization
    80%
    Manufacturing Company
    3%
    Financial Services Firm
    3%
    Healthcare Company
    2%
     

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    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
     

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    What do you like most about Rally Software?
    Rally has many functionalities that help the management of activities, coordination, alignment and reports, with which to be able to apply agility throughout an organization. But if I have to under...
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rally Software?
    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 ...
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    What needs improvement with Rally Software?
    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 me...
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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
     

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    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.

    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.

     

    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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