The Release

A timebox where work occurs in support of an internal or external delivery of a working, tested version of the system or software. In scrum, a release consists of multiple iterations to deliver new system code.

Train Backlog

A collection of prioritized requests for work to be done.

Dashboard

A CA Agile Central page located under the My Home page. Panels on the dashboard display various information and charts. Users can control what panels display and how they appear. You can create multiple dashboards as custom pages.

allows program

A collection of work, usually software projects, performed by a number of teams to deliver marketable value to the company or to external stakeholders.

managers, product managers, and program teams to visualize their feature

An improvement or capability of value to a stakeholder that can be developed in a PSI or release timebox (usually 10-12 weeks).

backlog and easily edit (in-line or link to the editable detail page

A location in CA Agile Central under any of the main navigation pages, that provides summary views of work item data. You can also create custom pages under CA Agile Central tabs. Custom pages are used to host one or many apps and can be copied, shared, and customized.

), rank

An attribute of a work item that describes its importance for a release or iteration.

( drag-and-drop

A method for ranking work items when you click the work item and drag it to a desired prioritized position on the page.

), and assign to PSIs set up for an Agile Release Train. This dashboard provides a powerful tool during Agile Release Train planning, enabling the program team to interactively plan feature content for upcoming PSIs.

Set up the dashboard

Create and configure a custom page

Enter the following details for the custom page

A user-generated page that displays in CA Agile Central. Custom pages may contain a CA Agile Central catalog app, a custom app built by a user, a dashboard page, or the contents of another webpage. Custom pages may be installed by a single user or shared with all users of a workspace.

:

• Name: Release Train Dashboard, or something descriptive for your needs
• Sharing: Select appropriately if you want this dashboard to be available to just you or everyone in the workspace

  An organizational construct within a CA Agile Central subscription representing independent departments that contains work items, projects, and settings. Data cannot span from one workspace to another. CA Agile Central strongly recommends you limit the number of workspaces you create.

• Filter: Select None (this setting is not applicable for this dashboard)
• Specify the page layout for the custom page

• Specify the desired page layout.

Add the Custom Grid app

Open Edit Settings for the Custom Grid by selecting the gear menu in upper-right corner of the app panel. Specify settings that configure the grid to allow you to visualize, edit (in-line or link to the editable detail page), and rank (drag-and-drop) the list of the features in your program release train and assign them to scheduled PSIs.

Enter the following details for the custom grid:

• Title: Program Backlog Features, or something descriptive for the release you are working on
• Project

  A container for a set of releases and iterations, and their related user stories and tasks. In CA Agile Central, it is helpful to think of projects as work areas for teams. When using CA Agile Central Portfolio Manager, projects represent either work areas for portfolio and product managers or work areas for teams.

  : Select Choose Specific Project and scope

  The primary project that you have designated as your focus within the current workspace, as well as related parent and child projects that you have included in focus. See project picker.

  to the program you are working on, then specify Child Projects for scoping of the items to display
• Object: Select Portfolio Item

  A CA Agile Central work item type used to capture high-level features and initiatives. A top-level portfolio item may consist of several smaller portfolio items, each of which consist of several user stories. Available with the CA Agile Central Portfolio Manager product.

  Feature to display the features in your release
• Columns: Select Rank, ID, Name, Description, Investment Category

  A budget or investment area that a portfolio item supports. Define a list of investment categories possible for a portfolio item. Each portfolio item can be associated with one investment category.

  , Preliminary Estimate

  An estimating technique that uses an agreed upon unit (for example, S, M, L) to estimate the relative size of a portfolio item (initiative or feature). This estimating is typically done to provide the product or portfolio manager with a high-level effort estimate for the initial prioritization of strategic items. We recommend you use relative sizes (S, M, L) over numeric values.

  , and Release, as well as any other data you would like to display
• Query: Specify the database query for the releases you have set up for the Release Train PSIs you have set up for your program:
  • (Release.Name = " ") or (Release = " ")
• Order / Page Size: Specify Release DESC in the Order setting, and 20 in the Page Size setting

Add a custom grid for features assigned to your first PSI

Select Customize Page to add another custom grid as your second app to allow you to visualize features assigned to your first PSI. This list is updated as features are assigned to this PSI from the first grid.

• Title: PSI 2013.Q1, or something descriptive for the release you are working on
• Project: Select Choose Specific Project and scope to the program you are working on, then specify Child Projects for scoping of the items to display
• Object: Select Portfolio Item Feature to display the features in your release
• Columns: Select ID, Rank, and Name, as well as any other data you would like to display
• Query: Specify the database query for the releases you have set up for the Release Train PSIs you have set up for your program:
• (Release.Name = "PSI 2013.Q1")
• Order / Page Size: Specify FormattedID in the Order setting, and 20 in the Page Size setting

Add a custom grid for features in your second PSI

Click Customize Page to add another custom grid as your third and final app to allow you to visualize features assigned to your second PSI. This list is updated as features are assigned to this PSI from the first grid.

• Title: PSI 2013.Q2, or something descriptive for the release you are working on
• Project: Select Choose Specific Project and scope to the program you are working on, then specify Child Projects for scoping of the items to display
• Object: Select Portfolio Item Feature to display the features in your release
• Columns - Select ID and Name, as well as any other data you would like to display
• Query: Specify the database query for the releases you have set up for the Release Train PSIs you have set up for your program:
• (Release.Name = "PSI 2013.Q2")
• Order / Page Size: Specify FormattedID in the Order setting, and 20 in the Page Size setting