Rally Office Hours:
March 5, 2026

Summary

Product Announcement

• Teams now have more confidence in planning because they have visibility into the team’s velocity, and the total velocity is automatically updated (6:50).

• Users can see all items or points for each iteration and the release at a glance (6:58).

• The improvements aim to increase efficiency in sprint planning and offer clearer views of rollups (7:09).

• A bar on the upper right displays the total velocity, which is automatically calculated from each iteration's velocity, total item points, and capacity concerning the velocity goal (7:42).

• Items and points are summarized at the iteration level for clearer visibility (7:55).

• Users can now select and add desired fields for more flexibility (8:44).

• The "Owner" field is now the default on the view, replacing the "Task" column (9:10).

• The "Task" column can be brought back if needed (9:19).

• Changes were made to the backlog to improve usability and standardize the pattern when adding a new item; users can select the work item type, addressing a previous issue with the button (9:41).

Q&A

• Column Rearrangement: A user asked if there is a way to drag and rearrange the column sequence in the new view (10:35). A Rally team member confirmed that the sequence is static in the current version and said they would take the feedback back to the team (10:47).

• Filtering by Item Type: A user asked if there were plans to include filtering by item type since the view shows both stories and defects (11:24). A Rally team member replied that there are no current plans for that feature, as the goal is to provide a holistic view of all schedulable items during planning sessions (12:02).

• Category Percentage Tracking: A user asked if there had been discussions about incorporating percentages to track different categories, like defects and serviceability items, at different target percentages in planning (13:43). A Rally team member suggested that implementing a target percentage would require a Request for Enhancement (RF) (15:52).

  • Another Rally team member suggested using a progress widget with a custom field to track the total number of service requests and completed ones (16:19).

• Page View Analytics: A user asked if Rally had analytics regarding page views, similar to how they track how many times a Confluence Wiki page is viewed (18:29). A Rally team member explained that Rally captures all usage data but does not expose it in the user experience (18:56). They noted that usage reports can be requested through a Rally contact or a support ticket for a specified time period (19:38).

• Work View Rollups: A user asked why the roll-up feature, which is available in a standard list of user stories, is not consistent in work views, especially when selecting multiple item types (27:19). A Rally team member explained that roll-ups are difficult in work views because multiple item types can be shown, and not all share the same attribute, such as a "Plan Estimate" for stories and features (28:01).

• Milestone Filtering in Custom View: A user reported that when setting up a custom list widget for a milestone type to capture PI objectives in a custom view, it was not respecting the global project setting (or ART), and objectives from outside that global setting were being displayed (31:25). A Rally team member explained that the old "List 2.0" custom app showed all milestones regardless of team/project settings, and the new widget was changed back to mimic that old behavior (33:20).

• Feature Lead Time/Time in State: A user reported that a custom app showed one feature in the "ready for planning" state for 405 days, and they needed a way to identify that feature and understand why it stayed in that state for so long (38:03). A Rally team member suggested looking at the "Cycle Time" chart in the Portfolio Kanban view at the ART level (39:04).

• PI Objectives Tracking: A user explained that their organization tracks PI objectives using the Rally OKR module, but is not using key results, and they were looking for a way to view their PI objectives from 2025 to recap on the year for leadership (48:00).

  • A Rally team member suggested it ought to be doable with some solutioning since one typically associates a date attribute with objectives (50:21).

Event News

• On Demand - "Will AI Replace the PMO?": Available at BrightTalk (54:16).

• On Demand - "From Chaos to Control Value Stream Governance Through Intelligent Automation": Discusses ConnectALL products and governance use cases (54:36).

• On Demand - Product Roadmap: Features discussion on recently delivered items, items coming soon, and aspirational goals (54:57).

• On Demand - "The State of Strategic Portfolio Management 2026 Global Trends": Focuses on the Clarity and project management product (55:14).

• PI Planning/Big Room Planning Event: The next event is scheduled for May 5th through 7th in Broomfield (55:34).

• QR Codes: Available to join the community, access the Rally Office Hours link, or subscribe to the newsletter (55:58).

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