Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions uses Rally to Better Manage Offshore Teams

The Rally solution lets me go to my team and have a meaningful discussion with them about their activities, so I can better manage my team, our projects and releases. The other tools I evaluated were either too difficult for my team to consistently use or did not provide enough information about what I needed to see.”

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Development Environment

• Team develops applications for end-to-end online campaign management
• Mix of both onsite and offshore development teams

Challenges

• Difficulty in effectively managing offshore development teams
• Lacked the ability to get a “bird’s eye view” of the development processes and related objectives

Solution

• Rally’s Agile lifecycle management solution enables better management of offshore and globally dispersed teams
• Software-as-a-Service application provides immediate access across geographies and full visibility on development efforts

Results

• 26 releases in one year
• Lets managers see the burn down rate, specifically how long it will take to get to the end of user stories – from backlog through to the end of the iteration
• Dramatically improves communication between dispersed teams, increasing the entire team’s effectiveness and productivity
• Robust reporting provides a complete snapshot of all activities and projects and enables better planning and estimating