If you would like to quickly create a parent-child card hierarchy on the Kanban board, then the Quick Link is a great feature that helps you build that hierarchy instantly. To create the parent-child link, you don’t have to navigate to the Linked Cards section, instead just need to press control and select the card, […]
Defining Hierarchies
Articles on defining hierarchies between cards
Defining Hierarchies
SwiftKanban provides several features for you to model hierarchical data – such as Programs (with Projects and Sub-Projects), Portfolios of (Strategic/ Corporate) Initiatives and Projects, or even simpler hierarchies such as Themes – Epics – User Stories or Release – Sprints – User Stories, etc. Each of these contains parent cards – and one or […]
Tracking Card Progress Using Portfolio Lane
The Portfolio Lane is a special type of a Smart Lane that you can use to visualize and manage card. The two key features that the Portfolio Lane provides are: Use of the horizontal axis to depict progress completion of cards. So, a card which is further down the right side of the portfolio lane […]
Updating Hierarchy in Bulk
When a significant task such as an epic or feature needs to be developed, it can be further broken down into user stories for better planning and execution. Using a visual interface in SwiftKanban, you can define a parent-child relationship between different cards by linking child cards to parent cards. The Card Hierarchy feature in […]
Working with Card Creation and Hierarchy Import using Microsoft® Excel
You can use SwiftKanban to create new card, map relationship hierarchy among new and existing cards in a Microsoft® Excel file, and import that file into SwiftKanban. This import feature significantly reduces time and effort when you plan for a mass update or data transfer between SwiftKanban and third-party tools like Atlassian® JIRA. Following are […]
Viewing Hierarchy Progress of Cards
Hierarchy progress bar provides the visual indication of how much progress has been made by the card and its children. It provides an opportunity to illustrate the amount of work done and status of card completion. This circular progress bar, which represents the progression state using percentage, appears on the extreme top-left of a parent […]
Creating Parent Child Hierarchy on Board
You can use SwiftKanban to define a parent-child hierarchy among cards. Parent-child hierarchies in Kanban are constructed from a single parent card having multiple child cards. You can build the hierarchical relationship by: Creating new parent or child card and establishing their relationship with an existing card Establishing hierarchical relationship between existing cards There are […]
Creating Parent-Child Card Hierarchy
You can define card hierarchy on the board to define dependency amongst cards: Of Same card types Of Different card types Already Created on Board Newly Created while Linking On the same Board On different Boards Note: Following parent-child card hierarchy will not be available for a Closed Board: Add or delete parent-child link between […]