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Helping organizations simplify enterprise-wide adoption of Agile software development, Rally Enterprise includes full requirements versioning and traceability, Agile product management, and flexibility of both on-demand or on-premise deployment options. Users can bridge CRM with application lifecycle management to meet customer and market needs. Real-time dashboards and reports show release-level status and schedules across entire software lifecycle.
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Rally Launches New Enterprise Edition and Agile Accelerator Services
From Pilot Team to Enterprise Deployment, Rally Customers Now Have a Step-by-Step Solution for Scaling Agile Development
BOULDER, Colo. and MINNEAPOLIS, Agile 2006 Conference, July 24 // -- Rally Software Development Corp., the leading provider of on-demand Agile lifecycle management, today announced Rally Enterprise. The latest version of Rally's solution is designed to help organizations simplify the enterprise-wide adoption of Agile software development. Rally Enterprise includes full requirements versioning and traceability, Agile product management and the flexibility of both on-demand or on-premise deployment options. In addition, Rally launched its new Agile Accelerator services that map a proven, incremental and results-oriented path to successful Agile adoption.
"Rally Enterprise supports the entire Agile development lifecycle for the growing number of software companies and corporate IT organizations that are moving multiple teams and projects to rapid, iterative and incremental release schedules," said Ryan Martens, Rally's founder and chief technology officer. "Through the launch of Rally Enterprise and our Agile Accelerators, Rally is the best possible path from traditional long and late development cycles to the accelerated, market-relevant results possible in an Agile environment."
Rally Enterprise complements the company's existing on-demand solutions, Rally Team and Rally Program, ensuring organizations have the appropriate functionality for their size and stage of Agile adoption. In addition, the three product editions provide a straightforward upgrade path that allows organizations to scale Agile software delivery from a pilot team to multiple teams and programs and ultimately across the enterprise.
New features available in Rally Enterprise include:
o Full lifecycle management -- Formal requirements management and traceability includes hierarchical requirements management to support the feature definition and corporate compliance needs of even the largest projects.
o Agile product management -- Enterprise customers can bridge customer relationship management (CRM) with application lifecycle management (ALM) to meet customer and market needs.
o Executive dashboards and reporting -- Real-time dashboards and reports show release-level status and schedules across the entire software lifecycle.
o On-premise deployment -- Rally's unique on-premise deployment leverages the latest virtual system technologies, marrying the convenience of on-demand deployment with the control of an installed application.
Rally's new Accelerator services are the result of training thousands of software professionals to shorten development cycles and succeed with Agile at an organizational level. Delivered in support of each of Rally's on-demand products, Rally's Accelerators provide a proven set of practical skills and techniques to mature and scale Agile. Team Accelerators focus on adopting Agile practices that can be learned and implemented in less than 60 days. Program Accelerators help organizations expand Agile practices to multiple teams and projects by identifying necessary cultural change and increasing program-wide visibility. Enterprise Accelerators provide management with a roadmap, performance metrics, scorecards and Agile best practices for the enterprise.
Pricing and Availability
Prices for Rally's on-demand products are: Rally Team starting at $19/user/month and Rally Program starting at $39/user/month. Rally Enterprise will be available on August 28, and pricing is available by contacting Rally Sales. Rally's Accelerators are currently available through the company's services team.
About Rally Software Development
Based in Boulder, Colo., Rally changes the way companies around the globe define, develop and deliver software. From small pilot projects to distributed, multi-team programs, Rally's Agile lifecycle management solutions provide organizations with a proven, incremental and results-oriented path to successful adoption of Agile practices -- one of the fastest growing trends in the technology industry. Rally's world-renown coaches and partners complement its solutions with training and consulting for creating the Agile organization. The company's customers include thousands of subscribers from leading software vendors, Internet companies and corporate development teams. The company is privately held and backed by Mobius Venture Capital, Boulder Ventures and Vista Ventures. For more information about Rally, visit the company's Web site at www.rallydev.com.
