Developer Fundamentals

Using Rally will greatly assist you as a developer in:

1. Prioritizing your work,
2. Viewing the team’s status for the iteration, and
3. Identifying defects and failed test cases quickly.

Click on a link to view an animated demonstration of the activity described:

Understanding Rally Terminology (5 min) - Basic overview of Release, Iteration, User Story, Defect, Test Case, and Task terminology.

Understanding the Rally Interface (7 min) - The typical pages that you will be using as a developer are 'My Home' and 'Iteration Status' page. 

Working on Your Tasks (7 min) - All team members should be working towards getting Tasks Completed and the highest priority Story Accepted prior to moving to the next highest priority Story.  It is important to update the Tasks you are working on to ensure that the team has an up-to-date view of the Project status.

Fixing Defects (Associated with a User Story) (2 min) - Many Agile teams implement a zero-defect mentality.  As a developer, fixing high priority Defects as they are opened helps the Agile process proceed smoothly.