Managing an Agile project, I really like the Storyboard view: it shows me the salient bits of everything in the current sprint as well as Closed and upcoming in the backlog, on a single screen. Some of the capabilities to generate burndown charts are also very well done, assuming you are happy with what the software produces as-is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So many things. It's simply not intuitive. I'd happily rip it out in favor of Bugzilla. For issue tracking purposes, the very relevant bits to me include description, attachments, and resolution, but those things take some scanning to find on the issue screen and attachments particularly takes several clicks to access hidden away. The fact that neither the software engineers nor the project managers generally like this tool is pretty indicative of weakness.

Like a lot of Agile project management tools, VersionOne is extensively configurable, which is good and bad: you have infinite ways to make it fit your workflow, but it can create a pretty high barrier to entry for newer users, admins, as well as to those whose roles does not require them to live & breathe in the tool but get too intimidated to even dabble. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it is a little cumbersome to enter so many details, but when it is done right, it provides really valuable data for planning and managing a team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

takes a long time to enter information for each project and user Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has lots of nice features for project management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a developer, I found it slow and clunky. We were supposed to use it for tracking our hours, and that is pretty much all we used it for which was dumb. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Comprehensive feature suite allows a lot of integrations and capabilities making V1 a desirable product for enterprise large scale customers. Especially those whose employees are already used to using antiquated software. (seriously) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The prevalence of pop-up windows (really guys, 2004 called, and it wants its' pop-ups back, stat) and the user experience which is apparently designed by developers instead of real UX designers. You can tell because it can do everything yet you can find nothing when you need it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verison one works excellent for Scrum Agile SDLC. It has a decent UI and easy to navigate. Moving the stories around using the drag and drop is nice. Adding tasks and tracking hours is great. Burn-down chart on the scrum board helps to track the progress of the scrum team well.

Integrates well with github. As new built is triggered from a artifact on github, the build version is updated to the story on VersionOne. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VersionOne could have a better UI for the scrum board.

VersionOne for a user need to have its own username/password. I don't know this is how my company had it set up. It would be better if it can use the company SSO and password. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VersionOne is an all in one agile project management platform that supports alignment between all three levels of enterprise agile project management (Portfolio, Program, and Team). Built from the ground up to support agile software development methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, SAFe® and hybrid, VersionOne's suite of right-sized product editions help companies scale agile faster, easier, and smarter.

Leverage a single system for planning and tracking all of your epics, stories, themes, defects, tasks, tests and issues. VersionOne gives you unparalleled visibility across multiple teams, projects and agile portfolios, providing a centralized environment where all your stakeholders – executives, managers, product owners, developers, and testers - can easily work together regardless of location.

Basically, it help you streamline the scrum process by allowing you to input your values into templates that are set up for you. Once these values have been inputted, they automatically create charts, including the burn-down chart, for you. These software tools were made to make your life easier by giving you a structure to work with and doing the scrum basics for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pitfalls of Scrum Software Tools

The main problem with V1 is that it is not a specific scrum tool. It tries to fit into a variety of niches, which could cause your teams to have some problem using the tool. If you do plan on using this tool, you will probably need a scrum trainer to teach your team how to adequately use this software. Finally, the templates that V1 uses are of a different type than are generally used in the industry.

Besides the obvious glitches listed above, there are additional problems with using software tools.

1. The team spirit can fall by the wayside. Software tools can cause your teams to stop communicating. Since a particular team member is simply inputting his/her own work into the computer system, they may just focus on their own tasks and stop sharing with the rest of the group.

2. Software tools can break down. While it's true that whiteboards can accidentally be erased, whole software systems can break down on a dime. If you need a particular tool and it stops working, you could be ,to quote a cliché, up the creek without a paddle. What if it's the software administrator's day off or he/she is on a cruise to Africa? It could be quite a long time before you can get back to work.

A software tool could be a time suck. You could waste nearly half of your sprint trying to fix your tool as opposed to completing your main project. So, you should be careful when deciding to adopt a particular scrum software tool. The old whiteboard and sticky may still be your best bet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Clear visibility into product/release/sprint backlogs. Clear visibility of what is being worked on as well as upcoming items. This includes the ability to estimate, track and project velocity. A great tool for development managers and product managers alike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes response time is slow due. Occasionally requires a page refresh to return to responsiveness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VersionOne provides a holistic view of an IT project, and fits right in with Agile development. Compared to TFS for .NET projects, it is at par or better in almost all respects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Inconsistent customer service was an issue once or twice, but could have just been a bad day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the way the product is laid out and how easily the different projects can be accessed for managing scrum related tasks and also how easily it can be used for Regression Test scenarios. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to see better methods of test case reporting and management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As user, I really like being able to track work from anywhere using just a web browser. As a developer, I like that VersionOne has a rich API for reading and writing data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike that there are so many pop-up windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.