Configure feature workflow

Tab: Workspace > Statuses. Available for Workspace Administrators only.

Agile Manager provides out-of-the-box feature statuses that you can use to track the progress of your features. Modify this list of statuses to match your work process, and configure colors, limits, and exit criteria for each status.

The design of the Feature Board is affected by this configuration.

• Feature statuses and their order determine the board's columns and their order.
• Status colors are displayed at the top of the column headings.
• The board displays alerts when the WIP limit or time limit is exceeded.
• Exit criteria, if defined, are displayed in a tooltip in the relevant column's heading.

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Customize your feature statuses

Define up to 20 values to use in the Feature Status field, and specify the value to use by default when creating a new feature.

To change the order of the statuses, hold the status item from the drag control on the left and drag it.

The order of the statuses affects the order of the Feature Board columns, and the order of the values when selecting a Feature Status value in a feature.

For each feature status, define:

Work in Progress (WIP) limit	The number of features that can be in this status at the same time. The Feature Board displays alerts when the this limit is exceeded.
Time limit	The number of days an item can stay in a this status. Note: An item's stay time in a feature status is measured continuously from the time it enters the status. Therefore, the time limits you set should allow for time outside office hours. The Feature Board displays alerts when the this limit is exceeded.
Color	The color used to represent the feature status on the Feature Board and in the Dashboard.
Exit criteria	A list of conditions that should be met before a user can move a feature out of this status. Example  Define the exit criteria for the New status as follows: An initial estimate is set. A priority has been set (Business Value, Cost of Delay, or WSJF score). Story points have been estimated. When users wants to change the feature status from New to Defined, they first ensure that all items in this list have been handled.

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Suggested definitions for default feature statuses

The table below suggests definitions for the feature statuses that Agile Manager provides by default.

Status	Definitions
New	The feature's initial state.
Defined	An initial estimate is set. A priority has been set (Business Value, Cost of Delay, or WSJF score). Story points have been estimated.
Scoped	The feature is planned for a release, but work on the feature has not yet started.
In Progress	The feature is broken into user stories and assigned to a release.
Done	All the feature's backlog items are completed.
Accepted	The product owner or manager is satisfied with the feature's implementation.
Descoped	The feature was removed from a release plan.

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