Jul
9
Review of Agile Project Management Software | Scrum Kanban Methodology
From time to time, we like to review the other Agile Project Management Software out there on the market for Scrum and Kanban. We built Bright Green to support our own Agile Methodology, so they of course are our favorites. However, don’t just take our word for it, check out some of the comparisons below and make up your own minds.
Objective: Gain a better understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of various Agile tools
Tools Compared: Bright Green, Rational Team Concert, Rally, VersionOne
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EASE OF USE |
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Bright Green |
RTC |
Rally |
V1 |
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Intuitive user interface
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Average learning curve/ramp-up time is less than a day
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Drag-and-drop capabilities across different views
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Bulk edit capabilities across different views
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WYSIWYG Printing |
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Support direct web link to an individual story/issue which can then be emailed to a user or linked to from another web site. |
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CUSTOMIZATION |
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Custom fields types include Boolean, single-line text, multi-line text, checkbox, number, date/time. |
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Custom tabs to view other Web applications |
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Bi-directional traceability of life cycle artifacts |
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Change tracking of all changes on all items |
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Flexible filtering and Column Sorting |
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MULTI TEAM SUPPORT |
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Ability to synchronize release and sprints across teams
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Support multiple teams working on a single release |
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Manages concurrent releases |
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Sprint status across multiple projects |
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SOLUTION MGMT |
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Create and Maintain Solution Backlog |
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Import User Stories from other sources |
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Decompose Epics and User Stories into smaller Epics/User Stories |
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Visually depict Hierarchy of Epic/User Stories |
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Estimate User Stories using historical estimating data |
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Assign/Reassign User Stories to Releases – drag and drop multiples at once from the Solution Backlog |
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A Release can span multiple teams |
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Create Task ordering under each story |
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REPORTING |
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Dashboards |
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Sprint/Release Burndown |
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Issue Management Reports |
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CSV exports |
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