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Objectives - Business value and associated work
In this section, you can preconfigure the objectives settings of a given box type. These include the following:
Business value display options
Objective colors
Changing the configuration might turn off (hide) settings or features in the box configuration and within different modules.
Business value display options
You can set the default configuration of the Business value fields. When enabled, the Actual Business Value and Planned Business Value fields appear next to the objectives defined in the Objectives module.
The business value should not be confused with other measures, such as the associated effort or total story points associated with an objective. The field values range from 0 to 10 and aren't synchronized with Jira.
Once data is available, the Planned Business Value (PBV) of new objectives scored during the planning meeting can be compared with the Actual Business Value (ABV). This is usually done during the inspection and adapt ceremonies.
The PBV versus ABV ratio can be calculated for each team's objectives and main objectives and rolls up to the team and timebox level.
Security and access
Only a user with the App admin security role can access and manage the box type configuration.
Go to the App Administration > Box type > choose the box type you want to edit > Objectives > Basics.
Display business value fields
Changes to the default business value configuration apply to all existing boxes of a given type (existing and newly created).
Main objectives
To enable the Business value fields:
Go to the App Administration > Box type > choose the box type you want to edit > Objectives > Basics.
Enable the Business Value for Main Objectives can be set option.
When enabled, box editors can enter the Actual Business Value (ABV) and Planned Business Value (PBV) for each timebox.
The field values range from 0 to 10 and aren't synchronized with Jira.
Team objectives
Enable the Business Value for Team Objectives can be set option.
When enabled, box editors can enter the Actual Business Value (ABV) and Planned Business Value (PBV) for each team in the timebox.
Associated work
With the Associated work option, you can assign tasks to each box objective to easily keep track of work associated with specific goals.
By default, associated work is enabled in all box types.
Settings are adjusted for all boxes of a given type (not for individual boxes).
Associated work toggle enabled | Associated work toggle disabled |
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When enabled, you can select associated work for an objective in the Objectives module. The associated work is displayed that way. | When disabled, the associated work data is still stored in the database. Data isn't lost and can be restored once the option is enabled again. |