Rally Software Launches New Agile Enablement Partner Program

Agile ALM leader arms its partners with the tools, services and sales-leads needed to land new customers

BOULDER, Colo., February 12, 2009 - Rally Software Development Corp.®, the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (ALM), today launched a new partner program that provides Agile service providers with the tools, services and sales-leads needed to land new customers and win in the Agile marketplace. Participation in Rally's Enablement Partner Program includes marketing programs, referral fees and access to Rally's on-demand Agile lifecycle management solution with preferred partner pricing.

"Rally's new partner program enables Agile service providers to leverage our award-winning solutions to win more business and expand their own share of the market," said Dan Forman, Rally's director of partners and alliances. "With partner-friendly tools, training and marketing reach from Rally, we make it easy for our partners to respond to the increasing demand for Agile solutions."

Rally Enablement Partners range from regional Agile training organizations to on-demand development providers with global reach. Rally's Enablement Partner Program benefits include:

  • Partner-focused marketing programs, including promotional emails and directory listings
  • Preferred partner pricing for subscriptions and flexible billing
  • Access to Rally's Sales organization to build lead-sharing relationships
  • Referral fees for qualifying accounts
  •     Option to resell access to their Rally subscription to support ad-hoc customer projects

"Rally continues to define what it means to be successful with Agile practices," said Jared Rakes, director in the management consulting practice, LiquidHub, Inc. "Rally has enabled us to effectively scale to meet our clients' diverse requirements around project management and software development tracking as we lead their Agile transitions."

"As the leading independent provider of software quality services, SQS must carefully balance test independence with Agile collaboration and communication," said David Evans, Agile services director at SQS. "Rally's on-demand solutions and approach to partnering make it easy for us to provide complete transparency of progress and quality, even in highly distributed teams."

For more detailed Rally Partner Program information and a directory of partners, visit www.rallydev.com/become-partner.

About Rally

Rally is the leader in Agile application lifecycle management (ALM) dedicated to making distributed development organizations faster and leaner by dramatically cutting the time, cost and effort needed to deliver high quality applications. According to a study by QSM Associates, software-driven companies that rely on Rally's Agile ALM products and services are 50% faster to market and 25% more productive than industry averages. Rally's products were honored with three consecutive Jolt Product Excellence Awards (the software industry's equivalent of the Oscar® award) in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The company's end-to-end solutions for Agile development also include Agile University, the largest source for Agile training, and Agile Commons, the largest collaborative Web 2.0 community dedicated to advancing software agility. As of January 15, 2009, Rally supports 1,500 corporate customers, 33,000 projects and 54,000 users in 50 countries. For more information, visit www.rallydev.com.

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Press Contact: Anne Greenhaw
303-565-2832
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