Deliverable
A Deliverable is any measurable, tangible item or result that must be produced
to complete a project. A Deliverable is the key to measuring “chunks of work”
getting done and the best place to implement quality gates (validate its quality
before it hits Main). It is a great way to group collections of Tasks together,
or even collections of Bugs and Tasks, or Tasks from multiple disciplines.
Examples: Ribbon Keyboard Control (Feature - Keyboard Shortcuts for Ribbon;
Feature Group - New Ribbon) - New GIFs/JPGs (Feature - Window Logon Integration;
Feature Group - Windows 7 Integration)
Required Fields
Title: Unique title for the Deliverable
Feature: The parent Feature that this Deliverable
is associated with.
NOTE: The Feature 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 Deliverable
State: The state of the Deliverable. The workflow
for the states is as follows:
Active: This is the default starting state.
Deliverable has been approved and work is being completed to execute against
this release
Proposed: Deliverable is opened and not approved
Closed: Deliverable is completed, cut or should be
ignored
Sub-State: The sub-state of the Deliverable. When
the State field is closed the sub-state has the following values:
Completed: All work is completed for the Deliverable
Cut: Deliverable was cut and might be addressed at a
later date
Ignore: Deliverable was entered in error and should be
deleted
Optional Fields
Priority: Priority for the Deliverable. Choices are:
1: Must Have
2: Should Have
3: Nice to Have
4: Wish List
Rank: Numeric field individuals can use to sort
their deliverables
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 Deliverable
Links: Linking information
Quality Gates: Recommended Quality Gates
File Attachments: Supporting documentation
History: Standard tab to track all changes to the
work item.