Spatial Technology Delivers Releases Ahead of Schedule and Dramatically Improves Prioritization

In essence, Rally has required the entire organization to be an active participant in the development process. The development organization does the most important work first, and this is directly linked to the organization’s priorities. Rally has forced better prioritization through the entire company.”

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Development Environment

• A mix of two week and three week iterations
• Service pack releases every nine weeks and major releases every eight months

Challenges

• Waterfall methodology did not allow for customer interaction early in the development process
• Open source tools did not reinforce Agile practices
• No predictable software release cycles
• Organizational disconnect during the development prioritization process

Solution

• Implemented Rally’s Agile lifecycle management solutions, allowing for timely customer feedback
• Engaged Rally coaches to educate teams on the Rally solution and Agile best practices
• End-to-end product lifecycle management enables clear view of release forecast and company-wide understanding of development efforts

Results

• Improved time-to-market, with the last 4 software releases on-time or ahead of schedule
• Complete end-to-end product lifecycle visibility for the entire organization
• Dramatically improved prioritization process throughout the company