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    HomeAway
    Customer Snapshot posted 05/30/08 by Michelle Burrows, last edited 06/12/08 by Mike Alber
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    Customer Name:

    HomeAway

    Customer:
    Development Environment:

    • Multiple development teams, business owners and locations dispersed globally
    • Frequest delivery of new features and updates to website(s) and other platforms

    Challenges:

    • Difficulty in effectively communicating across teams

    • Little to no visibility for executives and business owners on the development process
    • Lack of consistent development methodology accross the organization

    Solution:

    • Implemented Rally’s Agile lifecycle management solutions

    • Engaged Rally coaches to educate teams on Agile practices

    • Software-as-a-Service platform drove fast implementation across the organization

    Results:

    • 40-50 non-bug releases in the past two years for two of the six development teams, including five milestone releases and large feature enhancements

    • Releases every other week, with patch releases on off weeks

    • Significantly improved communication between dispersed teams, increasing the entire team’s effectiveness and productivity

    • Company-wide adoption of Agile practices
    • Robust reporting tracks capitalization and non-capitalization development expenses