Scrum Template sample project: Folders

Folders help organize and track all items the team is responsible for throughout the product development cycle. The team set up folders to manage their entire development process, from concept through design and testing. The following information explains how the team uses folders to better manage their development efforts.

Folder types

Folder types let you configure folders differently based on their purpose. The team created a few different folder types based on how the team works. For each folder type, you can configure custom icons to represent each type in the folders tree, associate a default task board with the folder type, and enable or disable folder features for each type.

Folder type	Use to:
Folder	Default folder type for general purpose folders.
Product	Organize all items for a product. Product folders typically have several subfolders for various phases and areas for the product.
Release	Plan and track a product release. Release folders typically have several subfolders for sprints and other activities for the release.
Backlog	Organize and prioritize backlog items at the product, release, and sprint levels.
Sprint	Plan and track a specific sprint.
Tests	Organize all tests at the product, release, or sprint levels.

Folders tree

The team’s folder structure splits the Wysi CRM product into three areas: a folder that contains all Wysi CRM test cases, a folder with all Wysi CRM backlog items, and a folder hierarchy for managing releases.

Test Library folder

The Test Library folder contains all test cases the team develops for Wysi CRM. This gives the team a central location to track, review, and prioritize all tests they use to verify that Wysi CRM is working as expected.

To ensure test cases are not accidentally missed, the team configured an automation rule to automatically move new test cases to this folder. By default, this folder uses the Test Planning task board.

Remember that test cases represent a specific set of steps and expected results for a testing scenario and are reused across multiple testing cycles. Individual executions of a test case are manual test runs, which the team adds to the appropriate release or sprint folder.

Product Backlog folder

The Product Backlog folder contains all the backlog items related to Wysi CRM. In this folder, the team can triage, rank, and review backlog items when it is time to plan the next release or sprint. By default, this folder uses the Backlog Grooming task board.

v1.0 Release folder

The v1.0 Release folder is used to manage the 1.0 release cycle, with subfolders for each sprint. Epics for the release are added to this folder and all other items associated with the release are appropriate sprint folder. Most project planning and tracking occurs in the Sprint 1 and Sprint 2 subfolders.

By default, this folder uses the Sprint Taskboard task board.

Task boards

Task boards are more visual, interactive views of folder contents that can help teams communicate and measure progress during a sprint, release, or other milestone. Task boards help with planning and collaboration during project status, post mortem, issue triage, and other team meetings. Whether you use Waterfall, Agile, or another product development methodology, task boards give you real-time project visibility.

In a task board, workflow states are mapped to columns, cards represent individual items in the folder, and swimlanes are created by grouping cards by user assignment, folder, relationship, or document.

The team uses the following task boards to plan and develop their products.