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Pivotal Tracker is Pivotal Labs' [[software as a service]] product for [[agile management|agile project management]] and [[collaborative software|collaboration]]. In July 2011, Pivotal Tracker had over 250,000 registered users. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://venturehacks.com/articles/pivotal-tracker | title=Pivotal Tracker: The iPod of project management software | accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref> |
Pivotal Tracker is Pivotal Labs' [[software as a service]] product for [[agile management|agile project management]] and [[collaborative software|collaboration]]. In July 2011, Pivotal Tracker had over 250,000 registered users. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://venturehacks.com/articles/pivotal-tracker | title=Pivotal Tracker: The iPod of project management software | accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref> |
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Development teams break down project requirements into small, concrete [[user story|stories]], and arrange them in a shared [[Scrum (development)#Product Backlog|backlog]] in priority order, using a drag-and-drop interface. The team then works through these stories and completes them, while the team's customer accepts completed stories and provides feedback. The workflow is based on "[[Extreme Programming]]" [[agile software development]], and supports [[Scrum (development)|Scrum]]. |
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The tool includes file sharing and task management, [[Velocity (software development)|velocity]] tracking and iteration planning; release markers; and progress charts. There is an [[Application programming interface|API]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pivotaltracker.com/help/api?version=v3 | title=Pivotal Tracker API}}</ref> for extensions and third party tools.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pivotaltracker.com/help/thirdpartytools | title=Pivotal Tracker Third Party Tools}}</ref> |
The tool includes file sharing and task management, [[Velocity (software development)|velocity]] tracking and iteration planning; release markers; and progress charts. There is an [[Application programming interface|API]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pivotaltracker.com/help/api?version=v3 | title=Pivotal Tracker API}}</ref> for extensions and third party tools.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pivotaltracker.com/help/thirdpartytools | title=Pivotal Tracker Third Party Tools}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:39, 25 October 2012
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Software development |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Key people | Rob Mee, CEO Sherry Erskine, CFO |
| Products | Pivotal Tracker |
| Website | www.pivotallabs.com |
Pivotal Labs is an agile software development consulting firm with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Manhattan and Boulder, Colorado. Pivotal's practice highlights Ruby on Rails, pair programming, test-driven development and behavior driven development. Well-known clients include Groupon, Best Buy,[1] EMI Music, Zendesk, Mavenlink, Twitter, and Urban Dictionary.
The company was founded in 1989 by Rob Mee and Sherry Erskine.[2] In 2008, Pivotal Labs released Pivotal Tracker, which it had been using as their internal project management and collaboration software, to the Ruby on Rails community. That year, Pivotal Tracker won the Jolt Product Excellence Award in the Project Management category.[3] In March 2012, Pivotal Labs was acquired by EMC Corporation for all-cash.[4]
Pivotal Tracker
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| Developer(s) | Pivotal Labs |
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| Operating system | Web-based |
| Type | Project management |
| Website | www.pivotaltracker.com |
Pivotal Tracker is Pivotal Labs' software as a service product for agile project management and collaboration. In July 2011, Pivotal Tracker had over 250,000 registered users. [5]
The tool includes file sharing and task management, velocity tracking and iteration planning; release markers; and progress charts. There is an API[6] for extensions and third party tools.[7]
References
- ^ "Inside Pivotal Labs, the Agile Force Behind Twitter and [[Groupon]]". Retrieved 2010-10-07.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Pivotal Labs Team".
- ^ "Pivotal Labs Wins Prestigious 2008 Jolt Award". Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "EMC Acquires Pivotal Labs". Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ^ "Pivotal Tracker: The iPod of project management software". Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Pivotal Tracker API".
- ^ "Pivotal Tracker Third Party Tools".