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Goal's lifecycle
Goal’s lifecycle (old navigation)
Goal definition
A goal is a high-level analogy to work that needs to be done in a given period. They are a short summary highlighting what needs to be achieved, but do not determine the way it should be done.
Such an approach provides more flexibility and team empowerment and allows you to focus on transparent, specific goals simultaneously.
Right-click dialog menu
Right-click on an existing goal to see a list of available operations:
Goal statuses
The goal can have one of the following statuses, which you can update manually by right-clicking on it or dragging the progress slide bar.
The list of possible statuses is outlined in the table below:
goal status | Description |
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Open | The default status of a new goal.
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Completed | The goal was completed and will not be moved to the next box.
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Failed | The goal was not completed. It can be copied to the next Box (continued) or failed and left where it currently is.
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Abandoned | The goal was not completed and will not be moved to the next box. |
Continue | The goal will be continued in the next box. |
Uncommitted goal | An additional goal with variable value (if time permits).
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When achieving a goal takes more than a single iteration, you can:
select
Continue... option oruse drag and drop, holding the left Alt key.
Open goals - updating progress
The progress bar can be updated using inline editing - click (left mouse button) on the percentage number and enter a new value.
Manual change of goal status
When a Box is "Closed", goals are in a read-only mode:
goals can't be added
goals can't be modified
Method 1:
Right-click a goal. Select an option from the pop-up menu:
Method 2:
Double-click on a goal (left mouse button). A details box will appear:
goal status set to Failed
When you set the goal status to "Failed" the following pop-up will appear:
Keep in current Box (use this option if you don't intend to continue working on a goal. The goal won't be moved or copied - status set to "Failed")
Continue (use this option if you intend to continue working on the goal. The goal is copied to the next Box - status set to "Open")
Automatic change of status
Progress based transition
When an Open goal progress reaches 100% goal status is automatically changed to Complete.
When the progress bar is at 100% and you lower it, the status is changed to Open.
Box status transition to Closed
When you change the status of a Timebox to Closed and at least one of the goals is marked as Open, you will see a dialog with possible actions:
Mark open goals as "Failed" and continue
Mark open goals as "Abandoned"
Do not modify the status of open goals
Achievement Progress
The Achievement of goals feature will help you track the progress of your Goals and goals as well as calculate the planned vs actual business value metric.
Affected by
Box status
After a Box status is set to Closed you can't:
change the goal status
modify the progress of "Open" goals
change the type (regular/uncommitted)
change the color
In Closed Boxes, you still can:
Change goal details (name and note)
Add and remove associated work
change the goal's owner
Goal’s lifecycle (new navigation)
Goal definition
A goal is a high-level analogy to work that needs to be done in a given period. They are a short summary of what needs to be achieved, but do not determine how it should be done.
Such an approach provides more flexibility and team empowerment and lets you focus on transparent, specific goals simultaneously.
Right-click dialog menu
Right-click on an existing goal to see a list of available operations:
Goal statuses
The goal can have one of the following statuses, which you can update manually by right-clicking it or dragging the progress slider.
The list of possible statuses is outlined in the table below:
Goal status | Description |
|---|---|
Open | The default status of a new goal. |
Completed | The goal was completed and will not be moved to the next box. |
Failed | The goal was not completed. It can be copied to the next box (continued) or it can fail and remain where it is. |
Abandoned | The goal was not completed and will not be moved to the next box. |
Continue | The goal will be continued in the next box. |
Uncommitted goal | An additional goal with variable value (if time permits). |
When achieving a goal takes more than a single iteration, you can:
Select
Continue... option orUse drag and drop, holding the left ALT key.
Open goals - updating progress
The progress bar can be updated using inline editing - click (left mouse button) on the percentage number and enter a new value.
Manual change of goal status
When a box is closed, goals are in a read-only mode:
Goals can't be added
Goals can't be modified
Method 1:
Right-click a goal. Select an option from the pop-up menu.
Method 2:
Double-click on a goal (left mouse button). A details box will appear.
Goal status set to failed
When you set the goal status to failed, the following pop-up will appear:
Keep in the current place (use this option if you don't intend to continue working on a goal. The goal won't be moved or copied - status set to "Failed")
Continue (use this option if you intend to continue working on the goal. The goal is copied to the next box - status set to "Open")
Automatic change of status
Progress based transition
When an open goal progress reaches 100% goal status is automatically changed to Complete.
When the progress bar is at 100%, and you lower it, the status is changed to Open.
Box status transition to closed
When you change the status of a timebox to closed and at least one of the goals is marked as Open, you will see a dialog with possible actions:
Mark open goals as failed and continue
Mark open goals as abandoned
Do not modify the status of open goals
Achievement progress
The achievement of goals feature will help you track progress on your goals and calculate the planned vs. actual business value metric.
Affected by
Box status
After a Box status is set to closed, you can't:
Change the goal status
Modify the progress of open goals
Change the type (regular/uncommitted)
Change the color
In closed boxes, you still can:
Change goal details (name and note)
Add and remove associated work
Change the goal's owner