7. Create Project
First thing we need to do is to create a new project or add a child project to an existing
project. To create a new project/child project,
• Click on the Projects Menu item
• Click on the Add Project button to create a new project
• In the popup window that opens, enter the following details
– Title
– Description
– Begin Date
– Owner
• Press Ok to confirm the changes
9. Create Sprint Schedule
Sprint Schedules determine the duration of the sprints as well as the gaps between any
two sprints. To create a new schedule,
• Click on the Sprint Schedules Menu item
• Click on the Add Sprint Schedule button to create a new schedule
• In the popup window that opens, enter the following details
– Title
– Sprint Length (in Days/Weeks/Months)
– Sprint Gap (in Days/Weeks/Months)
– Description, if any.
• Press Ok to confirm the changes
11. Assign Member Roles
Once the project is created, the next step is to identify the team and their roles.
• Click on the Member Roles Menu item
• Click on the Manage against each project/sub-project present to manage the team
• In the popup window that opens, select the roles of each team member
• Close window once roles are assigned
Note:- If no team members are found, then please go and add team members from Teams option
13. Programs
We need to create releases that need to be managed in the system. For that,
• Click on the Programs Menu item
• Click on the Add Program to create and manage
• In the popup window that opens, enter the title and Click Ok.
• Once the Program is created, click on Manage Projects button against the program
to select the projects that need to be managed
• Close window once projects are selected
16. Test Suites
We need to create Test Suites to manage the testing aspects of the project. For that,
• Click on the Test Suites Menu item
• Click on the Add button to create a new test suite
• In the popup window that opens, enter
– Title
– Reference name
– Description
• Click Ok to save the changes
19. Add Member
We need to create team members in the system who will be working on the project.
• Click on the Members Menu item
• Click on the Add Member button to create a new member
• In the popup window that opens, enter the following details
– Name of the member
– Short name that will be displayed
– User name with which the member will logon to Version one
– Password
– Default Role
– Rest are optional
• Click Ok to save the changes or Ok and New to save and create a new member
21. Project Assignment
We need to assign projects to the members so as know who will work on what. For that,
• We can either drag n drop members to projects OR
• Select members and click on Assign to Projects button
• In the popup window, select the project from the drop down menu
• Click Assign button to save the changes
23. Project Roles
We need to assign projects to the members so as know who will work on what. For that,
• Click on Manage button against the member that need to managed
• Expand the Projects and select appropriate Role from the drop down menu
• Close the window once the changes are made
25. Member Groups
Member groups are used to keep track of the various business roles that are present in
the organisation. To create a group,
• Click on Add Member Group button
• Enter the title and Description
• Click Ok to save the changes and close the window
28. Add Team
Once the project is created, we need to create teams in the system that will be working
on the project.
• Click on the Teams Menu item
• Click on the Add Team button create a new team team
• In the popup window that opens, enter the following details
– Title of the team
– Description
• Click Ok to save the changes
32. Backlog
• The Backlog item and Defect Planning page provides a flexible, editable listing of
all the available backlog items and defects contained in the currently selected
project and all of its subprojects.
• New backlog items and defects can be entered and existing items can be edited,
filtered, sorted, categorized and ordered relative to one another.
• The Backlog item and Defect Planning page is used to build the backlog of backlog
items for each project and identify defects to be addressed
• Add Backlog
– Click on Product Planning->Backlog
– Click on Add Backlog Item Inline/Add Backlog Item to create a new backlog item
– Enter date in the mandatory fields
– Click Ok to save changes
34. Add Backlog Inline
• Click on Product Planning->Backlog
• Click on Add Backlog Item Inline to create a new backlog item
• Enter the mandatory data and click Save button to save
35. Epic Tree
• Epic Breakdown allows you to break a single backlog item down into smaller
components that may be spread across projects, releases, teams or sprints.
• Breaking down a story, in effect, retires the original epic backlog item in favour of
the newly created child backlog items and allows you to manage the relationships
up and down the epic hierarchy.
• Add Epic Tree
– Click on Product Planning->Epic Tree
– Click on Add Epic to create a new epic
– Enter the mandatory fields and click Ok to save the changes
38. Feature Groups
• Feature groups are functional groupings of backlog items.
• Feature groups can be used in filtering throughout the planning and tracking
process and can be used to report on progress and plans from this higher level
functional perspective.
• The Feature Group Assignment page in Product Planning provides a location in
which to create new feature groups, assign backlog items to feature groups, and
even to organize the feature groups into a hierarchy if desired
• Add Feature Groups
– Click on Product Planning->Feature Groups
– Click on Add Feature Group to create a new feature
– Enter the mandatory data and click Ok to save the changes
40. Goals
• The Goals page lists all available goals for the selected project, allows the user to
designate which goals are targeted by the project and provides a view of the
progress of each of the goals within the selected project.
• Select Product Planning in the main menu. Set project context to be the level at
which goals will be measured.
• Define the strategic goals and objectives to be targeted by the project.
• Associate project work with the goal(s) it supports.
• Add Goals
– Click on Product Planning->Goals
– Click on Add Goal to create a new goal
– Enter the mandatory data and click Ok to save the changes
42. Requests
• The Request Planning page provides a flexible, editable listing of all the available
requests contained in the currently selected project and all of its subprojects.
• New requests can be entered and existing requests can be edited, filtered, sorted,
categorized and ordered relative to one another.
• The Request Planning page is used to collect feature requests submitted to the team.
• Define requests collected from external and internal sources for additional features
and/or enhancements.
• Generate new backlog items from approved requests.
• Add Request
– Click on Product Planning->Requests
– Click on Add Request to create a new request
– Enter the mandatory data and click Ok to save the changes
44. Issues
• The Issue Tracking page provides a flexible, editable listing of all the available
issues contained in the currently selected project and all of its subprojects.
• New issues can be entered and existing issues can be edited, filtered, sorted,
categorized and ordered relative to one another.
• The Issue Planning page is used to collect and document high level issues that can
or will impact the on-going performance and delivery of the team.
• Define issues identified by the team that can hamper team performance or delivery.
• Add Issues
– Click on Product Planning->Issues
– Click on Add Issue to create a new issue
46. Release Scheduling
• The Release Planning process is used to move backlog items and defects through
the project hierarchy.
• Select Release Planning in the main menu.
• Schedule backlog items and defects in releases by clicking and dragging a row in
grid at the bottom up into the appropriate Release (sub- project) container above.
• To remove backlog items or defects from a release, display the detailed list in the
release container, then click and drag a row from the container into the larger
project container that surrounds the entire top section of the page.
• To move backlog items or defects from one sub-project to another, drag the row
from the detailed list into another sub-project container on the page.
• Add Issues
– Click on Release Planning->Release Scheduling
– Click on Add Child Project to schedule a new release
48. Team Scheduling
• The Team Scheduling page is used to allocate workload across the various teams
working on the project.
• Select Release Planning in the main menu.
• Select the Team Scheduling page.
• Assign backlog items and defects to a team by clicking and dragging a row in grid
at the bottom up into the appropriate Team container above. If the team is not
visible, you can also drag onto a row of the All Teams list at the left to make the
assignment.
• To remove backlog items or defects from a team, display the detailed list in the
team container, then click and drag a row from the container into the larger project
container that surrounds the entire top section of the page.
• To move backlog items or defects from one team to another, drag the row from the
detailed list into another team container on the page.
52. Sprint Scheduling
• Sprint Scheduling is the first step in the Sprint Planning process. Sprint Scheduling
allows the project team to select a list of backlog items to be delivered within the
sprint.
• Sprint Scheduling can also optionally be used to schedule work on specific defects
within the sprint.
• Select Sprint Planning in the main menu and the Sprint Scheduling page in the sub-
menu.
• Set project context to the appropriate scheduling project.
• If not already done, assign or create a new iteration schedule for the project.
• Enter sprints by selecting Add.
54. Capacity Planning
• Select Sprint Planning in the main menu and the Capacity Planning page in the sub-
menu.
• Use the historical reporting to gauge each team member's historical capacity and
factor in any known impacts (training, holidays, etc.) for the upcoming iterations.
• Enter capacity for each team member in terms of Detail Estimate expected to be
completed.
57. Detail Tracking
• Select Sprint Tracking in the main menu and the Detailed Tracking page in the sub-
menu.
• This page gives information about the sprint as a whole
• It shows the total estimate, total capacity, total done, etc.
• Users can choose a different sprint to view its status
• Developers can enter the Effort spend as well as TODO and save it.
59. Storyboard
• Select Sprint Tracking in the main menu and the Storyboard page in the sub-menu.
• This page displays the progress of the stories that were drafted into the current
sprint.
• The available states for a given story is Future, In Progress, Done, and Accepted
61. Taskboard
• Select Sprint Tracking in the main menu and the Taskboard page in the sub-menu.
• This page displays the progress of the tasks inside the stories that were drafted into
the current sprint.
• The available states for a given Task is Future, In Progress, Done, and Accepted
• The developer can also create new and edit existing tasks.
• The developer can either drag n’ drop tasks between the available states or edit the
task to update the state.
66. Close Sprint
• Select Sprint Review in the main menu and the Close Sprint page in the sub-menu.
• This page displays the available active sprints.
• We can choose to close the sprint that got over recently and click the Close button.
67. Retrospectives
• Select Sprint Review in the main menu and the Retrospectives page in the sub-
menu.
• This page helps the team to capture the retrospective notes for the sprint that was
just closed.
• Click on the Add Retrospective button to start capturing the notes
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