Getting started
with Agile Hive Cloud EAP
Prerequisites
You need a Jira Cloud instance in order to install and test Agile Hive EAP version. We highly recommend creating a dedicated test instance and not installing this EAP on any production environment.
Recommended first steps in Agile Hive EAP
Configure Agile Hive Administrator permission
Agile Hive Administrators can be defined based on Atlassian Cloud user groups. Jira and site administrators can configure permissions by navigating to ‘Jira administration’ > ‘Apps’ > ‘Agile Hive Cloud Administration (EAP)’.
Agile Hive Administrator permission allows users to configure and manage several app settings:
- Configure the Jira issue link type used by Agile Hive to visualize issue dependencies
- Edit the SAFe® hierarchy in the Hive Manager
- Manage PIs for Large Solution and ART projects
Configure your company’s SAFe® hierarchy in the Hive Manager
Add projects to the Hive Manager in order to reflect your company’s SAFe® configuration. Each SAFe® entity (e.g., Agile Release Train, Team) is being represented by a Jira project.
Currently, Agile Hive only supports Company-managed projects. While you can still add Team-managed projects to the Hive Manager, do not expect all functionality to work with this project type.
We recommend using Kanban projects for Portfolio, Large Solution and Agile Release Train (Essential) level. Scrum projects should only be used on Team level.
Of course, you can make use of projects already existing for your teams in Jira. See this page for more information.
Get familiar with issue hierarchy
Based on your SAFe® configuration in the Hive Manager, you can now add issues to your Jira projects and configure hierarchical links between them.
Each issue can have only a maximum of one parent issue at any time. There is no limit on how many children each issue can have.
You can either set an issue’s parent from the issue detail view (add the ‘SAFe® Hierarchy’ panel in the toolbar first) or via inline editing in the Table View.
Features available in our Early Access Program
As of the EAP version includes the following use cases and features:
Select one or more user groups that are allowed to administer Agile Hive settings and manage PIs for Large Solution and ART projects. Jira and site administrators are assigned Agile Hive administrator permission by default.
Build your company’s SAFe® structure and hierarchy by assigning Jira projects for each SAFe® entity. Agile Hive supports all SAFe® configurations - from Essential to Full SAFe®. The project hierarchy configured in the Hive Manager is the foundation for all further work in Agile Hive and determines which issues can be linked hierarchically with one another.
Agile Hive Administrators can define the Jira Issue Link Type. Agile Hive utilizes to visualize issue dependencies. The app comes with a predefined Issue Link Type.
In an issue’s detail view you can add the ‘SAFe® Hierarchy’ widget that displays the current issue’s parent and child issues. You can also set the parent and child issues and display basic information for each of them (e.g., Status, Assignee).
For each project configured in the Hive Manager Agile Hive provides a dedicated hub that can be accessed from the sidebar. Here you have access to project-specific functionality:
- Table View: Get a quick overview of issues from a project by displaying them as a table. This view supports inline editing for several issue fields so you can edit a large number of issues in no time.
- PI Management: For projects on Large Solution and ART level Agile Hive Administrators can manage PIs for the given project. If configured, Large Solution trains set PIs for all ARTs connected to them in the Hive Manager. If an ART runs autonomously, the ART can configure PIs on its own. Iteration details are always managed within the ARTs.
Link to this page: https://seibert.biz/ahc-eap-info