It’s time to stop “creating hilarious roadmaps that are never true.” Agile Portfolio Management links development and business strategy so that you...
Agile Toolkits
Toolkit Resources:
Rally Portfolio Manager Demo
Geoffrey Moore: Escape Velocity
Getty Images Customer Story
Agile Portfolio Management Q&A San Mateo Panel Discussion
Focus Energy on the Most Important Work
Kanban, or "signboard," is a flexible system for managing your flow of work. At Rally, we offer Kanban features for managing team development and execution work, and also for managing...
Toolkit Resources:
Portfolio Kanban Guide
IDC Case Study: Getty Images Gains Alignment with Kanban Portfolios
Product Blog Post: Rally's Portfolio Kanban Board
Enter Kanban
Kanban Portfolio Management - Kevin Ryan Presentation
Chalk Talk: Kanban and Scrum
Define Customer Value
User Stories are designed to keep teams laser-focused on customer needs, and serve as the driving force behind delivering valuable, high quality features, fast. Use the resources in this toolkit to learn the nuts and bolts of writing, sizing, breaking down, prioritizing, tasking and accepting user stories.
Toolkit Resources:
User Stories Webinar
Chalk Talk: Writing Good User Stories
User Stories with Rally
User Stories - Screen Tour
User Stories Guide
Deliver Working Software Every 1 to 4 Weeks
Agile teams deliver tested, fully working software every 1 to 4 weeks. Use the resources in this toolkit to prioritize the most important work, improve visibility and predictability, and collaborate between business, development and QA.
Toolkit Resources:
Iteration Planning Webinar
Chalk Talk: Iteration Planning
Iteration Planning with Rally
Iteration Planning - Screen Tour
Iteration Planning Guide
Define Customer Value
This toolkit will teach you how to define "done" at different planning levels to better make and meet commitments and establish priorities.
Toolkit Resources:
Definition of Done Webinar
Defining Done Guide
"What is done?" Podcast
The Team Approach to Quality
The role for the Quality Professional often takes center stage. These guides leverage Rally’s real world experience to help you quickly grasp the basic practices of Agile Quality.
Toolkit Resources:
A Whole Team Approach to Quailty
Testing in the Iteration
Build and Test Automation
Leading Agile Transitions
Increase Value and Reduce Risk
Learn how to prepare for and run a successful multi-team release planning meeting. Get the materials you need, including a detailed agenda, to maximize efficiency and pull your teams together toward common project and program objectives.
Toolkit Resources:
Multi-Team Release Planning Webinar
Release Planning Guide
Chalk Talk: Why We Do Release Planning
Multi-Team Release Planning Wrap-Up
Get started with low risk and high payback
In this toolkit you'll learn how to fund and initiate Agile projects, and work with highly distributed, offshore teams.
Toolkit Resources:
Calling Project Managers
PMP? Your Toughest Agile Questions Answered
Agile Portfolio Steering Workshop
Become an Effective Agile Project Manager with PMI's ACP
The PMO In An Agile World: Can't We All Just Get Along
Get started with low risk and high payback
Can you use Agile and Lean practices to deliver high assurance software faster and still be compliant with government regulations? The answer is yes.
Toolkit Resources:
Agile in FDA-Regulated and High Assurance Environments Webinar
Agile Software Development with Verification and Validation in High Assurance and Regulated Environments
Agile Software Development with Verification and Validation in High Assurance and Regulated Environments
Step-by-Step Guides for Teams New to Agile Development
Rally coaches have trained over 1,200 teams in Agile development. These guides use their proven techniques to help you quickly grasp the basic practices of Agile planning.
Toolkit Resources:
Agile Primer Slides
Release Planning Slides
Iteration Planning Slides
Agile Estimating Slides
The 5 Levels of Agile Planning Slides
