Project Tool

a simplified way to manage projects via releases & a backlog of stories

The aim of the app is to provide a simplified way to manage projects via releases & a backlog of stories.

PROJECT HOME

Tap the add button to create a new project, on the 'create project' dialogue, enter a project name, which is mandatory, optionally, you can enter a project goal.

Swipe an existing entry to the right to edit the previously entered details or to view the project, swipe it to the left to delete the project and all associated releases & backlog stories, tap the pin to move the selected project to the top of the list.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The overview page provides a summary of the project including details of the current live version, it’s deployment date and the project goal, it also shows a summary of the associated releases & backlog stories by status, to view the associated releases or backlog stories, tap the required view button.

To edit the project summary details, swipe the summary to the right and tap the edit action.

RELEASES

To create a release, tap the add button, on the 'create release’ dialogue, enter a release name, all newly created releases default to a status of ‘not deployed’.

Swipe an existing entry to the right to edit the previously entered details or to view linked stories, swipe it to the left to delete the release, associated backlog stories will be unlinked.

To view linked stories, tap the link action which will show the currently associated stories, to maintain the list, tap the link icon.

On the ‘linked stories’ dialogue, add additional stories via the drop-down or swipe stories already associated to the left to unlink them.

To update the release status, tap one or more release status icons to reveal the available status, long-press and drag the release(s) onto the required status.

To filter the list by status, tap the filter icon to show the filter criteria, to sort the list, tap the menu icon in the app bar.

BACKLOG STORIES

To create a backlog story, tap the add button, on the 'create story’ dialogue, enter a story name, which is mandatory, optionally, you can enter the story details, all newly created stories default to a status of ‘open’.

To add the “default” backlog stories, tap the add button, on the 'create story’ dialogue, toggle the “add default backlog stories” switch accordingly.

To add a backlog story to or remove it from a release, toggle the “add to release?” switch accordingly, if adding to a release, select the required release from the drop-down.

Swipe an existing entry to the right to edit the previously entered details or to duplicate the story, swipe it to the left to delete the story.

To update the story status, tap one or more story status icons to reveal the available status, long-press and drag the stories onto the required status.

To filter the list by status, tap the filter icon to show the filter criteria, to sort the list, tap the menu icon in the app bar.

To filter / not filter the list by a given release, double tap the release name on the backlog story card.

SETTINGS

From the setting home page, you can maintain a list of “default” backlog stories which can be added to any project.

To add a “default” backlog story, tap the add button, on the 'create default story’ dialogue, enter a story name, which is mandatory, optionally, you can enter the story details.

Swipe an existing entry to the right to edit the previously entered details or swipe it to the left to delete the story.

REPORTS

From the reports home page, you can see a summary of each project split by releases & backlog stories, these are split into their respective status, via the end drawer, you can select the required project to view.

Swipe the project summary to the right and tap view to see a summary of released releases, swipe a release to the right and tap view to see the associated backlog stories.

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