Feature
A feature is a unique and desirable property of a computer program, service or
hardware that adds value for the customer. The feature is the core element of
the MPT schema, it’s the most common term we use to associate customer value
with the work we execute internally.
It is important that features and all associated work items be associated with an specific AREA and ITERATION. The iteration also called the milestone establishes priorities and timelines for the features necessary to meet the value proposition, vision. Teams need to determine what features will be delivered in what milestones based on the priority of the features.
Required Fields
Title: Unique title for the Feature
Feature Group: The parent Feature Group that this
Feature is associated with.
NOTE: The Feature Group
must be entered prior to this field being updated. In order for the drop down
list to be populated the user must hit the (refresh) button and wait 2 minutes.
Assigned to: Individual responsible for the tracking of the Feature
State: The state of the Feature. The workflow for
the states is as follows:
Active: This is the default starting state. Feature
has been approved and work is being completed to execute against this release
Proposed: Feature is opened and not approved
Closed: Feature is completed, cut or should be ignored
Sub-State: The sub-state of the Feature. When the
State field is closed the sub-state has the following values:
Completed: All work is completed for the Feature
Cut: Feature was cut and might be addressed at a later
date
Ignore: Feature was entered in error and should be
deleted
Optional Fields
Priority: Priority for the Feature Group. Choices are:
1: Must Have
2: Should Have
3: Nice to Have
4: Wish List
Rank: Numeric field individuals can use to sort
their task
Rollup Fields
The following fields will automatically rollup if they have children
work item types associated with them. Note – this rollup will clobber and
existing values.
Start Date: The date the work on the deliverable begins. If there are child tasks associated with this deliverable the earliest start date will be placed in this field.
Finish Date: The date the work on the deliverable will be completed. If there are child tasks associated with this deliverable the latest finish date will be placed in this field.
Completed Work: The duration (hours or days) that have been completed on this deliverable. If there are child tasks associated with this deliverable this will be the sum of all completed work.
Remaining Work: The duration (hours or days) that
are left to be completed on this deliverable. If there are child tasks
associated with this deliverable this will be the sum of all remaining work.
Tabs
Description: Free form text for the description of the Value
Proposition
Links: Linking information
File Attachments: Supporting documentation
History: Standard tab to track all changes to the
work item.