Free Agile Resource Center

Welcome to Rally’s Agile resource center, where you can access free white papers, presentations, webinars and articles about Agile project management, product management, requirements management, test and defect management, and development management.

Check out these featured Agile resources:

Project Management

Project Management White Papers

• Leaning IT: Applying the Principle of Pull to Scale Agile Teams

  Ryan Martens

  Jean Tabaka

  By: Ryan Martens & Jean Tabaka

  Reaping the benefits of Agile software development beyond the team level is an enticing proposition. In fact, in today’s competitive climate and brutal economy, perhaps it is even more than that — it is a necessity. Based on documented successes, organizations are recognizing the business imperative to “go big” with Agile and as a result, they are confronting the confusion and churn of when and how to scale their Agile adoption.

• Five Levels of Agile Planning: From Enterprise Product Vision to Team Stand-up

  Existing Agile methods often focus on small, single-team projects and overlook the broader impact of large, multi-team and multi-year projects. This paper outlines a distinct planning framework that has been used successfully in large-scale Agile projects and relies on five levels: product vision, product roadmap, release plan, sprint plan and daily commitment.

• The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make - And How to Avoid Them

  The current economic downturn has resulted in contraction of IT Department budgets and a mandate to allocate resources only to the most critical projects and execute flawlessly. This white paper describes typical reactions to falling budgets and common problems they cause. It then recommends an alternative for achieving cost-savings and improved prioritization using a more Agile framework for effective portfolio management.

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Project Management Webinars

Archived Webinars

• Getting Started with Agile and Rally Webinar

  This one-hour webinar describes and demonstrates Rally's leading solutions for managing all aspects of Agile software development.

• Proving the Financial Impact of Agile

  Join Rally Software for the first in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

• Making Agile Work for Your Bottom Line

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  Join Rally Software for the second session in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

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Project Management Articles

• The Agile Impact Report: Proven Performance Metrics from the Agile Enterprise

  In this report, third-party research firm QSM Associates assesses the performance of 29 Agile development projects against a database of 7,500 primarily traditional development projects in three key areas: productivity, time-to-market and quality. The results were that teams using Agile and Rally were 50% faster to market and 25% more productive with one quarter the number of defects.

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Test and Defect Management

Test and Defect Management Webinars

Archived Webinars

• Continuous Quality Management

  Zach Nies

  Johnny Scarborough

  By: Zach Nies & Johnny Scarborough

  This webinar discusses the latest processes, automation approaches and Lean principles that drive continuous quality in development teams.

• Test, Validate & Virtualize for Agile SOA

  Zach Nies

  John Michelsen

  By: Zach Nies & John Michelsen

  SOA is a method for aligning technology around the needs of the business that is Agile by nature. However, this decentralized, service-based model will change how we design, develop and deploy enterprise software. What does Agile mean in today’s Service-Oriented world? This webinar is a unique educational session on SOA testing, validation and virtualization for the Agile practitioner.

• Realizing the Promise of Agile: Creating Leaner, Meaner and Faster Product Development

  Jean Tabaka

  Johnny Scarborough

  By: Jean Tabaka & Johnny Scarborough

  Part 1 in the Rally Webinar Series: Using Agile to Cut Development Costs. Join leading Agile experts Jean Tabaka and Johnny Scarborough for a discussion on how to drive velocity and productivity across your distributed teams, including how to get more out of every development dollar you spend, how to ensure consistency of project deliverables, and how to maximize innovation.

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Requirements Management

Requirements Management Webinars

Archived Webinars

• Agile Imperative for SaaS Operations

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  The Agile Imperative for SaaS focuses on the changes required of engineering organizations to support the cultural shift associated with the SaaS model.

• Proving the Financial Impact of Agile

  Join Rally Software for the first in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

• Making Agile Work for Your Bottom Line

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  Join Rally Software for the second session in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

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Requirements Management Articles

• Kill Your Inventory Manager

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  We've all seen the "Kill Your Television" bumper stickers that encourage us to fix all of our family dysfunction by moving away from that giant time-suck called prime time. If Ryan could create a similar bumper sticker to address the professional lives of software teams, it would be: "Kill Your Inventory Manager."

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Product Management

Product Management White Papers

• The Top 3 Cost-Cutting Mistakes CIOs Make - And How to Avoid Them

  The current economic downturn has resulted in contraction of IT Department budgets and a mandate to allocate resources only to the most critical projects and execute flawlessly. This white paper describes typical reactions to falling budgets and common problems they cause. It then recommends an alternative for achieving cost-savings and improved prioritization using a more Agile framework for effective portfolio management.

See All Product Management White Papers »

Product Management Webinars

Archived Webinars

• Proving the Financial Impact of Agile

  Join Rally Software for the first in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

• Making Agile Work for Your Bottom Line

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  Join Rally Software for the second session in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

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Development Management

Development Management White Papers

• Principles of Agile Architecture

  Ryan Martens

  Dean Leffingwell

  By: Ryan Martens & Dean Leffingwell

  While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly. This white paper discusses the role of “Intentional Architecture” in the development of enterprise-class systems built using Agile methods and techniques.

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Development Management Webinars

Archived Webinars

• Test, Validate & Virtualize for Agile SOA

  Zach Nies

  John Michelsen

  By: Zach Nies & John Michelsen

  SOA is a method for aligning technology around the needs of the business that is Agile by nature. However, this decentralized, service-based model will change how we design, develop and deploy enterprise software. What does Agile mean in today’s Service-Oriented world? This webinar is a unique educational session on SOA testing, validation and virtualization for the Agile practitioner.

• Agile Imperative for SaaS Operations

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  The Agile Imperative for SaaS focuses on the changes required of engineering organizations to support the cultural shift associated with the SaaS model.

• Realizing the Promise of Agile: Creating Leaner, Meaner and Faster Product Development

  Jean Tabaka

  Johnny Scarborough

  By: Jean Tabaka & Johnny Scarborough

  Part 1 in the Rally Webinar Series: Using Agile to Cut Development Costs. Join leading Agile experts Jean Tabaka and Johnny Scarborough for a discussion on how to drive velocity and productivity across your distributed teams, including how to get more out of every development dollar you spend, how to ensure consistency of project deliverables, and how to maximize innovation.

• Proving the Financial Impact of Agile

  Join Rally Software for the first in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

• Making Agile Work for Your Bottom Line

  Ryan Martens

  By: Ryan Martens

  Join Rally Software for the second session in this two-part webinar series on the proven ROI of Agile practices in these turbulent economic times. Learn how to quantify the benefits of Agile practices including faster time to market, increased productivity and higher quality. Find out where to expect significant cost savings and revenue increases, and get a toolkit for making the economic case for Agile adoption. If you’re worried about your company’s viability, your team’s success or your own job security, you won’t want to miss this webinar series.

See All Development Management Webinars »