Rally Office Hours:
April 9, 2026

Summary

Product announcements

• Estimation Board Widget: A new widget that replaces the Estimation Board app. This widget enables users to assign plan estimate values to work items by dragging cards into columns on a kanban-style board (04:15).
• Velocity/Throughput Widget: This widget replaces the velocity app. This offers various improvements, such as a new plan velocity line, drill-down capabilities, and trend options like moving averages (05:08).
• 2D Matrix Widget: A direct replacement for the 2D matrix app, this widget allows cross-referencing two fields with support for multiple artifact types and drill-down functionality (06:50).
• Enhanced Dependency Linking: A forthcoming subscription-level configuration will allow users with viewer access to link dependencies across different projects or trains. This will require that users have editor permissions on the primary work item (07:40).
• AI Model Upgrade: All Rally AI features have been upgraded to use the Gemini 3.0 model for improved output quality (09:49).
• New AI Control Page: Launching April 15th, this new configuration page allows subscription administrators to manage AI access levels. Administrators can choose from options for no AI access, documentation-only AI, or AI with full customer data (10:24).

Q&A

• Flow State Timing: A discussion on how the cycle time chart can be configured to show flow states. Presenters outlined the reasons why some records might not appear if they skipped certain states (18:39).
• My Task Dashboard Replacement: Guidance on using a custom list widget with the owner = current user query as a replacement for the legacy My Tasks app (22:37).
• Portfolio Kanban at ART Level: Product managers clarified that while an ART-level team board is not currently planned, the new portfolio kanban allows for hierarchical scoping to specific trains or projects (39:13).
• Elevated Viewer Permissions for Dependencies: A demonstration of how the new dependency configuration looks in the UI, including how it is recorded in the revision history (44:26).
• Widget Settings and Global Projects: Addressing concerns regarding widgets not retaining selected fields or respecting global project settings. Fixes for milestone scoping and column persistence are currently in progress (47:45).

Event news

• AI Productivity Paradox Webinar: A session focused on moving past "illusions of progress" with AI to create real momentum (53:41).
• Evolution of Strategy in the Age of AI Session: A major session on April 29th discussing how AI is transforming Strategic Portfolio Management (54:18).
• Q2 2026 Rally Roadmap Session: Scheduled for mid-May, this session will provide a detailed look at the future direction of the Rally product (54:55).
• Big Room Planning Workshop: An in-person, live workshop for portfolio leaders taking place the first week of May, allowing attendees to observe and participate in real PI planning for Rally Software (56:52).

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