Seamless Enterprise Transition: Moving from Jira to Rally with ICON Agility

Switching Agile tools at the enterprise level isn’t just an IT project—it’s an organizational shift that affects how teams plan, collaborate, and deliver value. For organizations moving from Jira to Rally (formerly CA Agile Central), success depends on more than just a data migration. It requires a strategic transformation partner who understands both the tools and the transformation.

That’s why leading enterprises trust ICON Agility Services.

With over 32 years of experience guiding Agile at scale—and deep expertise in both Jira and Rally—ICON helps companies transition confidently, cleanly, and with minimal disruption to flow.

Why Transition from Jira to Rally?

While Jira is a flexible and widely used team-level tool, Rally is purpose-built for enterprise agility—especially for organizations operating under frameworks like SAFe® or implementing Lean Portfolio Management (LPM). Rally enables:

• Native support for Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Program Increments (PIs)
• Better traceability from strategy to execution
  
• Robust portfolio-level visibility and dependency management
  
• Alignment with enterprise planning cadences, like PI Planning and ART Sync

For companies outgrowing Jira’s capabilities—or struggling with Jira plug-ins and workarounds—Rally offers a more scalable, aligned, and integrated solution.

The Hidden Risks of a Tool-Only Migration

Too often, Jira-to-Rally transitions are treated as a technical lift-and-shift. This leads to:

• Bloated configurations and fields that don't map cleanly
• Broken workflows that don’t support SAFe or enterprise governance
• Poor user adoption and stakeholder resistance
• Confusion during PI Planning and ART ceremonies
• Loss of historical data integrity

The result? Teams lose trust in the tool, and transformation momentum stalls.

ICON’s Approach: Tool Transition Backed by Agile Transformation

At ICON, we pair deep tool expertise with transformation leadership to ensure a smooth, strategic Jira-to-Rally transition.

Here’s how we do it:

Pre-Migration Assessment

We start with a discovery phase to assess current Jira usage, Agile maturity, and enterprise needs. This ensures Rally is set up to support how you want to work, not just how you’ve been working.

Clean and Strategic Migration

We guide data mapping, field rationalization, and workflow design—avoiding the common pitfalls of “lift-and-shift” transitions. Our approach ensures Rally reflects your future-state operating model.

Coaching and Enablement

We don’t stop at configuration. ICON coaches teams, RTEs, and leaders to understand and embrace the new system—connecting the why of Agile with the how of Rally.

Real-Time Reporting and Visibility

We ensure dashboards, metrics, and reports in Rally support portfolio governance, PI execution, and continuous improvement—so you get value from day one.

Post-Migration Support

From backlog cleanup to ART-level rollout, ICON stays with you to ensure adoption sticks and performance improves.

Why Enterprises Trust ICON

• Proven Success with Fortune 100 Clients
  
• Certified SAFe® and Rally Experts
  
• Specialists in Rally Optimization, Not Just Configuration
  
• End-to-End Support: Strategy, Tooling, and Coaching
  

We don’t just move your data. We enable your enterprise to deliver with confidence, visibility, and agility—on a tool designed for scale.

Make Your Tool Transition a Strategic Advantage

If you're planning—or struggling through—a Jira to Rally migration, don't go it alone. ICON Agility Services is ready to guide your organization through the shift with precision, empathy, and enterprise agility in mind.

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