What is the flow of my portfolio epics?
Go to the business question How do we manage our portfolio flow? > Portfolio Kanban.
Use the Portfolio Kanban view to understand what has been implemented and to visualize, develop, and manage the flow of portfolio epics from ideation through analysis, implementation, and completion. Move epics to the next phase when capacity is available, ensuring a smooth and continuous flow of work. The Portfolio Kanban shows a Kanban-like matrix displaying epics colored by their epic type and positioned in lanes according to their status. Symbols on each epic indicates its cost forecast, order of WSJF, and the persons responsible for the epic. Click the
3-dots button > Show Legend to understand to understand the symbols indicating cost forecast, order of WSJF, and the persons responsible for the epic.
The lanes represent the following statuses:
- Funnel: New epic under initial consideration.
- Reviewing: Epic being evaluated to determine if it is aligned with business goals.
- Analyzing: Deeper assessment of epic for feasibility and impact.
- Backlog: Epic is waiting to be prioritized and allocated resources.
- MVP: A minimal version with one or more features is created to test assumptions and gather feedback.
- Persevere: Based on feedback, the epic continues, pivots, or stops.
- Done: Epic is complete, tested, and ready for release.
You can do the following:
- Change the status of an epic. Drag the epic and move it to a different status lane as needed.
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Create a new epic. Click the
plus sign button to create a new epic.