摘要：The paper aims to present a comparative analysis between 2 selected agile software tools: AtlassianJira and Microsoft Team Foundation Server. In the next sections, we will present themethods of our study, expose the analysis of results, make a few discussions on the subject anddraw our conclusions. The paper highlights the similarities and differences between these toolswith respect to some identified functional requirements. The study will be done in two phases:(1) identification of the key functional requirements for agile management tools, and (2) a comparativeanalysis of the selected 2 tools. The study has shown that the identified key functionalrequirements that belong to the groups User stories and epics management, high-level releaseplanning and low-level release planning have been mostly well covered by the examined tools.However, not all the basic functionalities are currently fully covered by some tools. The needfor acceptance testing support has been recognized and efforts are being in this direction, althoughthe current state is not satisfactory. User role modeling and personas support has notbeen covered entirely.
关键词：Agile Methods; Agile Software Tools; User Story Management; Software Support;Atlassian Jira; Team Foundation Server; Project Management; Team Build; Process Tracking;Burndown Chart
