Releases

In Timebook, releases combine the traditional definition of software release cycle with a wider strategic approach to product delivery. Depending if you're a Team Leader or a Product Manager, you could treat them as a final collection of items released in a development cycle, or a roadmap of features and user stories leading to a designated goal.

Configuring releases

In order to use the sprints you must first activate them in your team settings under Planning → Releases.

Working with releases

Contrary to Sprints which usually contain smaller-scale work items, Releases are thought as a broader container for larger objects. This might include features assigned to a specific goal, or a collection of items delivered in a sprint from several different teams.

For example, you can create a release that will include sprints from a back-end team, and a front-end team.

Creating a release

1

Go to Planning → Releases and click 'Create first release'.

2

Enter the details of the Release: name, description, date range in which the release should be ready, team responsible, and the product it refers to:

3

You can add more releases using the + button on the Releases overview tab:

Adding items to releases

Method 1: Property

The most straightforward way to add an item to a release is by using the dedicated property in the right panel:

Method 2: Drag and drop

Once your workload in Timebook grows, you can assign items simply by dragging and dropping them across lists of tasks grouped by the 'Release' property.

1

First, you need to properly group work items on the list. Go to Delivery → Work items and click 'Manage view'.

2

Set grouping to Release and apply filtering and sorting as desired. On the example below, you can see items sorted by item type (bugs & user stories):

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Now you can grab tasks and drag them over to the desired release:

Releases overview

The default view of Releases is timeline. It provides key information on the progress and items contained, together with a visual representation of the release cadence in the selected time frame.