Rally Software
Encyclopedia
Rally Software, founded in 2002, offers SaaS
-based Application Lifecycle Management
(ALM) platform and products, Agile coaching services, courses through Agile University and online forums focused on Agile
and Lean
practices. Rally is based in Boulder, Colorado
, with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, and London, England.
The company states that they have 9700 customers and 112,000 users as of May 2011.
In April 2010, the company acquired AgileZen, creators of an online project collaboration Kanban
board, a concept related to Lean
practices that limit work in progress, eliminate waste, amplify learning and encourage a pull-system approach.
In January 2009, the company acquired 6th Sense Analytics, provider of on-demand automated metrics collection and analysis for development organizations.
principles. The Agile Manifesto focuses on the following main points:
The Rally platform includes modules for project management
, requirements management
, reporting, time tracking, idea management, quality management
and portfolio management
. It also contains an app catalog and connectors with other tools.
Rally has 20 Agile coaches, including 6 Certified Scrum Trainers, certified through the Scrum Alliance.
IT. They are trying to benchmark waste per employee and drive this number down toward zero, citing Interface, Inc. as inspiration. They plan to share their methods with others in the industry.
Rally was certified as a B Corporation in May 2010.
Ranked #9 in Outside Magazine's 2009 Best Places to Work list
Ranked #1 Best Company to work for in Colorado, ColoradoBiz magazine, 2010
Ranked #1 Best Company to work for in Colorado, ColoradoBiz magazine, 2009
Saas
SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...
-based Application Lifecycle Management
Application lifecycle management
Application Lifecycle Management is a continuous process of managing the life of an application through governance, development and maintenance...
(ALM) platform and products, Agile coaching services, courses through Agile University and online forums focused on Agile
Agile
Agile can refer to:*Agility*Agile , an American Thoroughbred racehorse* Agile management*Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe *Agile Software Corporation, a provider of product lifecycle management solutions...
and Lean
Lean
-In business:* Lean Startup, how to start a company in a lean way* Lean manufacturing, process improvement discipline* Lean construction is a translation and adaption of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the end-to-end design and construction process...
practices. Rally is based in Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
, with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina, and London, England.
The company states that they have 9700 customers and 112,000 users as of May 2011.
In April 2010, the company acquired AgileZen, creators of an online project collaboration Kanban
Kanban
, also spelled kamban, and literally meaning "signboard" or "billboard", is a concept related to lean and just-in-time production. According to Taiichi Ohno, the man credited with developing Just-in-time, kanban is one means through which JIT is achieved.Kanban is not an inventory control system...
board, a concept related to Lean
Lean
-In business:* Lean Startup, how to start a company in a lean way* Lean manufacturing, process improvement discipline* Lean construction is a translation and adaption of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the end-to-end design and construction process...
practices that limit work in progress, eliminate waste, amplify learning and encourage a pull-system approach.
In January 2009, the company acquired 6th Sense Analytics, provider of on-demand automated metrics collection and analysis for development organizations.
Agile and Lean Practices
Rally teaches and supports Agile management practices that were originally defined in the Agile Manifesto, as well as Lean software developmentLean software development
Lean software development is a translation of Lean manufacturing and Lean IT principles and practices to the software development domain. Adapted from the Toyota Production System, a pro-lean subculture is emerging from within the Agile community....
principles. The Agile Manifesto focuses on the following main points:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan
The Rally platform includes modules for project management
Project management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
, requirements management
Requirements management
Requirements management is the process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders. It is a continuous process throughout a project...
, reporting, time tracking, idea management, quality management
Quality management
The term Quality management has a specific meaning within many business sectors. This specific definition, which does not aim to assure 'good quality' by the more general definition , can be considered to have four main components: quality planning, quality control, quality assurance and quality...
and portfolio management
Portfolio management
Portfolio Management may refer to:* Investment management, handled by a portfolio manager* IT Program management* IT portfolio management* Project management* Project portfolio management...
. It also contains an app catalog and connectors with other tools.
Rally has 20 Agile coaches, including 6 Certified Scrum Trainers, certified through the Scrum Alliance.
Agile University
Agile University offers courses in project management, scrum and lean methods, collaboration, and Agile Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Agile Certified Product Owner (CSPO) certifications. The mission of Agile University is to instill Agile principles, share knowledge of Agile practices and advance the adoption of Agile approaches. Faculty members represent 16 different organizations, and over 15 additional trainers are independent.Funding
On June 7, 2011, Rally Software announced that it has raised $20 million in funding led by Meritech Capital Partners (an investor in companies like Facebook, NetSuite and Salesforce.com). The funding will be used for growth and to accelerate adoption of Rally’s platform for Agile development.Sustainability
A primary company objective is zero carbon footprintCarbon footprint
A carbon footprint has historically been defined as "the total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person.". However, calculating a carbon footprint which conforms to this definition is often impracticable due to the large amount of data required, which is...
IT. They are trying to benchmark waste per employee and drive this number down toward zero, citing Interface, Inc. as inspiration. They plan to share their methods with others in the industry.
Rally was certified as a B Corporation in May 2010.
Awards
Ranked #6 in Outside Magazine’s 2010 Best Places to Work listRanked #9 in Outside Magazine's 2009 Best Places to Work list
Ranked #1 Best Company to work for in Colorado, ColoradoBiz magazine, 2010
Ranked #1 Best Company to work for in Colorado, ColoradoBiz magazine, 2009