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SpiraPlan Agile Project Management Features

Look at some of the features that make SpiraPlan® your best choice for agile project management:


  • Develop high-level requirements with initial estimates
  • Create notional project schedule with major releases
  • Prioritize and schedule requirements for each release
  • Determine resourcing levels to deliver required features
  • Decompose requirements into detailed task breakdown
  • Refine project schedule to include release iterations
  • Allocate tasks to iterations based on detailed task estimates
  • Load-balance project resources to maximize project velocity
  • Users enter project issues and defects during lifecycle
  • Track issues and defects against project schedule
  • View project velocity, burndown and burnup reports
  • Customizable dashboards of key project information
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Complete Feature List
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General Features
Free upgrades and support for 1 year from date of purchase Checked Checked
Unlimited requirements, releases, test cases and incidents Checked Checked
Supports .NET Frameworks 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 Checked Checked
Support for SQL Server 2000 or newer Checked Checked
Clean and powerful user interface Checked Checked
Supports major agile methodologies such as Scrum, Agile Unified Process (AUP), Extreme Programming (XP) and Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM). Checked Checked
Full Unicode Extended Character Support Checked Checked
WYSIWYG Rich Text Editing Checked Checked
Web Services SOAP API to enable integration with other tools/applications Checked Checked
Data import wizard that allows easy migration of existing data via Excel Checked Checked
Requirements Management
Create, edit and delete requirements in a hierarchical 'scope matrix' organization Checked Checked
Assign importance levels to requirements based on business priority Checked Checked
Assign owners and track requirement completion status Checked Checked
Assign a high-level effort estimate to each requirement and perform high-level planning by scheduling against a specific project release. Checked Checked
Decompose each requirement into a detailed task list together with low-level estimates that can be validated against the high-level requirement estimate Checked Checked
View the aggregate status and progress of the tasks attached to a requirement in the requirements matrix to see at glance which features have the most schedule risk and/or estimate inflation. Checked Checked
Ability to filter the list of requirements by any of the built-in or custom fields/properties. Checked Checked
Move and copy functionality - This allows you to easily move/copy a requirement or set of requirements in the requirements matrix. Checked Checked
Ability to attach documents and other files to requirements. Checked Checked
Ability to define custom requirements fields/properties, both free-text and list-based. Checked Checked
Audit log of all changes made to requirements in the system. Checked Checked
Ability to link requirements to each other as well as to other artifacts. Checked Checked
Data import wizard that allows easy import of Requirements and Use Cases from IBM Rational Requisite Pro software. Checked Checked
Release (Backlog) Planning
Organize releases hierarchically, with unlimited levels of granularity Checked Checked
Specify the number of notional project resources available per release and determine the available effort for assigned requirements and tasks. Checked Checked
View the aggregate estimated vs. actual progress of tasks scheduled for the release or iterations contained within the release. Checked Checked
The resolution of an Incident and its subsequent verification can be tracked to a specific release during the Incident resolution cycle. Checked Checked
Drill down capability to list the incidents detected, resolved and verified for each release Checked Checked
Ability to filter the list of releases by any of the built-in or custom fields/properties. Checked Checked
Move and copy functionality - This allows you to easily move/copy a release or set of releases in the releases list. Checked Checked
Ability to attach documents and other files to releases. Checked Checked
Ability to define custom release fields/properties, both free-text and list-based. Checked Checked
Audit log of all changes made to releases in the system. Checked Checked
Iteration (Sprint) Planning
Create list of iterations within each major release to break down the requested functionality into manageable blocks that can be tracked. Checked Checked
Specify iteration length, number of working days and project resources to determine the available effort for each iteration. Checked Checked
Schedule project tasks against iterations using the iteration planning wizard. This will help you best optimize the iteration plan to deliver the required features within the allotted time. Checked Checked
Compare estimates to actuals for continuous process improvement. Checked Checked
Quickly adjust scope to respond to changing priorities. Checked Checked
Task Tracking
Create, edit, assign, track, manage and complete project tasks tasks Checked Checked
Assign an owner, business priority and completion status to each task Checked Checked
Email notifications - You can specify when notifications should be sent and to whom. Checked Checked
Comprehensive searching and sorting of all tasks stored in the system, by name, progress, status, owner, start date, end date, completion percentage and business priority. Checked Checked
Ability to attach documents and other files to tasks. Checked Checked
Ability to define custom incident fields/properties, both free-text and list-based. Checked Checked
Ability to filter and/or sort the list of tasks by any of the built-in or custom fields/properties. Checked Checked
Audit log of all changes made to tasks in the system. Checked Checked
Bug/Defect/Issue Management
Create, edit, assign, track, manage and close incidents (defects) Checked Checked
Automatically create new incidents (defects) during the execution of test scripts, with the ability to trace incidents to the failing test. Checked Checked
Incidents can be categorized into bugs, enhancements, issues, training items, limitations, change requests, and risks Checked Checked
Assign an owner, business priority and completion status to each incident Checked Checked
Incident fields can be customized to fit your business needs. Add and/or modify the list of statuses, priorities, defect types and severities. Checked Checked
Fully customizable workflows - You can tailor an incident's lifecycle to match the business processes in your organization by incident type and/or project. Checked Checked
Email notifications - You can specify when notifications should be sent and to whom. Each workflow allows its transitions to be linked to email notification by role. Checked Checked
Comprehensive searching and sorting of all incidents stored in the system, by name, type, status, owner, detector, creation date, closed date and business priority. Checked Checked
Ability to attach documents and other files to incidents. Checked Checked
Ability to define custom incident fields/properties, both free-text and list-based. Checked Checked
Ability to filter and/or sort the list of incidents by any of the built-in or custom fields/properties. Checked Checked
Audit log of all changes made to incidents in the system. Checked Checked
Ability to link incidents to each other as well as to other artifacts. Checked Checked
Ability to export incidents from SpiraPlan® into the popular JIRA® issue tracking system, and have status changes made in JIRA® be reflected back in SpiraPlan®. Checked Checked
Ability to export incidents from SpiraPlan® into the popular Bugzilla issue tracking system, and have status changes made in Bugzilla be reflected back in SpiraPlan®. Checked Checked
Ability to export incidents from SpiraPlan® into the Microsoft® Team Foundation Server® issue tracking system, and have status changes made in Team Foundation Server be reflected back in SpiraPlan®. Checked Checked
Source Code Traceability
Ability to browse linked source code repositories, including files and revisions. Checked Checked
Ability to view the revisions associated with each file in the repository Checked Checked
Ability to view the details of each revision, and link SpiraPlan artifacts to the revision for full traceability Checked Checked
Ability to view the revisions associated with each Requirement, Incident and Task in SpiraPlan Checked Checked
Support for multiple Version Control / Software Configuration Management (SCM) providers Checked Checked
Providers available for Subversion, and planned for CVS, Perforce, Microsoft Team System, Visual Source Safe and Rational ClearCase. Checked Checked
Document Management and Collaboration
Ability to upload documents and web links to a central knowledge sharing repository. Checked Checked
Customizable document categorization with support for folders, document types and linked meta-tags. Checked Checked
Version control of documents and web links uploaded into the system, providing an audit trail of document revisions. Checked Checked
Document management fully integrated into project requirements, releases, incidents and tasks, with all assets uploaded in other parts of the system being available in the central knowledge repository. Checked Checked
Ability to search, sort and filter the documents in the repository, with meta-tags providing references to related documents and resources. Checked Checked
Dashboards and Reporting
Personalized dashboard summary of everything a user needs to know, across all projects, covering requirements, tests and incidents. Checked Checked
Project summary dashboard that displays the health of a project in a single screen, with summary graphs to highlight key information Checked Checked
Customizable dashboards that can be configured by the users of the system to be responsive to their needs. Checked Checked
Summary listing of project issues and risks, color-coded by importance Checked Checked
Summary graphs that outline release/iteration and task progress Checked Checked
Library of graphical graphs including project velocity, task burndown, task burnup, incident progress and incident aging.   Checked
Library of printable testing reports including: Requirements, Releases, Tasks and Incidents narrative and tabular reports.   Checked
Ability to customize the reports to include different types of information   Checked
Ability to filter the reports by date ranges   Checked
Ability to filter the reports by artifact parameters (e.g. display only high-priority, completed requirements)   Checked
Multi-format reporting, including HTML, MS-Word, MS-Excel, and MS-Project format reports.   Checked
Summary tables that breakdown the project's requirements and incidents by status and business importance. Checked Checked
Project Management
Create and edit project workspaces, each with associated requirements, releases, tasks and incidents Checked Checked
Support for unlimited number of projects Checked Checked
Role-based, configurable access control Checked Checked
Unlimited number of customizable project roles Checked Checked
Create new projects based on existing project templates. Checked Checked
Easy to use web-based project administration screens Checked Checked
Administration and User Management
Create and edit user profiles, each with their own set of access permissions Checked Checked
Import users from existing LDAP / ActiveDirectory server, with integrated authentication. Reuse existing passwords Checked Checked
Email notification for new account creation, lost passwords and account requests Checked Checked
Secure forms-based web authentication that optionally allows users to save credentials on trusted machines Checked Checked
Easy to use web-based system administration screens Checked Checked
Easy install (server side only) using Windows Installer and minimal ongoing maintenance needed Checked Checked

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