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Understanding Digital.ai Agility System Assets

A System Asset is a core business object in the Digital.aiAgility model. Each asset represents the stories or backlog items, defects, sprints or iterations, and the members who use the system. The diagram below illustrates the relationship of these assets to one another and how they work together to help you manage your workflow.

Asset Diagram

Refer to the related articles below for more details about each asset.

Asset Descriptions

AssetDescription
Acceptance TestAn Acceptance Test (also called a Test) is a system asset that defines acceptance criteria to ensure that a story or backlog item or defect fix works as defined.
Backlog Goal or ObjectiveA Backlog Goal or Objective is a system asset that contains groups of stories or backlog items that drive the direction of the project team.
Backlog GroupA Backlog Group is a system asset that allows you to group similar items that can span projects and sprints or iterations (e.g., security, reporting, integration, user interface, payment processing).
BudgetA Budget is a system asset that can be allocated across strategic themes so spending guidelines can be aligned with strategic priorities.
CommunityA Community is a system asset that allows organizations to create a secure, centralized place where team members can collect and share knowledge.
ConversationA Conversation is a system asset that allows team members, stakeholders, and others to actively collaborate about anything related to a work item.
DefectA Defect is a system asset that identifies discrepancies between the expected and actual behavior of a completed feature. Defects can be scheduled into sprints or iterations the same way stories or backlog items are or, they can be tracked as a separate work queue outside of a sprint.
Defect TemplateA Defect Template is an asset that contains predefined defect data. It can be reused in cases where you routinely create the same types defects or if you want to create several at once.
EnvironmentAn Environment is a system asset that defines the technical setup used for running tests, such as operating system, client, database, etc.
IdeaAn Idea is a system asset that contains feature suggestions or process improvement requests submitted through the Ideas add-on application. Teams can manage Ideas in the Digital.aiAgility Enterprise edition, and incorporate them into their product lifecycle if desired.
IssueAn Issue is a system asset used to highlight items that require project-wide visibility. Issues can represent anything impeding the project team's delivery.
MemberThe Member system asset represents a user in the system. It contains member profile, login, system access information. To learn more, see Member Administration.
Portfolio ItemThe Portfolio Item (previously called an Epic) system asset is a high-level feature or initiative that has business value. During planning activities, a portfolio item can be further broken down into individual stories for scheduling and tracking.
ProjectA Project is a system asset that represents a release, a sprint or iteration, a program, and a program increment at any level of the organizational hierarchy.
ProgramA Program is a system asset that contains a collection of cross-hierarchical projects that can span the project hierarchy and is used for filtering and rollup reporting.
RequestA Request is a system asset that was submitted from an external source to consider extending or enhancing the functionality of a system. Typically, Requests need to be kept separate from real Stories until reviewed and approved for the team to consider.
RetrospectiveA Retrospective is a system asset that captures important details discussed in retrospective meetings, such as agendas, discussion notes, and areas for improvement.
Regression TestA Regression Test is a system asset that serves as a template for testing an existing feature on a repeated basis after it has been delivered. This ensures that new feature development has not broken the previous functionality. Also see the Regression Planning asset model diagram.
Regression PlanA Regression Plan is a system asset that contains a coordinated set of testing activities focused on ensuring that existing functionality still works properly. A regression plan contains multiple regression suites.
Regression SuiteA Regression Suite is a system asset that contains a set of related Regression Tests that, together, ensure that the feature is properly working within a given aspect of a system.
RoadmapA Roadmap is a system asset that represents a high level plan used to communicate direction of a product, suite, organization or company.
Sprint or IterationA Sprint or Iteration is a system asset that represents a series of short, incremental delivery cycles (typically 1- 6 weeks). Backlog may be scheduled to Iteration so the team can work on them.
Sprint ScheduleA Sprint Schedule is a system asset that contains sequential collection of sprints assigned to one or more projects and releases. The Sprint Schedule may be created for each project and release in the tree or the schedule can be inherited from a project at a higher level in the project tree.
Strategic ThemeA Strategic Theme is an asset in the Portfolio Tree that supports top-tier strategic planning activities at the company or organizational level.
Story or Backlog ItemA Story or Backlog Item is a system asset that generally represents a requirement, feature, or unit of business value that can be estimated and tested, but may also encompass non-functional requirements and defects.
Story or Backlog Item TemplateA story template is an asset that contains pre-defined story data. It can be reused if you routinely create the same types stories or if you want to create several at once.
Allows for quick creation of standard stories by pre-filling specific fields as well as tasks and tests. Create new stories from a template using the Add New dropdown in the Sidebar (formerly called the Asset Tray) or use add tasks or tests from a template to a story using the Plan Story view.
TaskA Task is a system asset that can be used to break down a story into manageable units to be worked by the development team.
TeamA Team is a system asset that contains a group of cross-functional members who work together within a project to deliver a set of features.
Test SetA Test Set is a system asset that contains a set of acceptance tests that match the Regression Tests in a Regression Suite.
TopicA Topic is a system asset that contains article content within a Community.

Acceptance Tests

Strategic Themes Overview

Digital.ai Agility Basics

Tracking Your Work in the My Home Menu

Sprint or Iteration Planning

Using the My Work Page

Using the Sidebar

Using Tasks to Breakdown Stories Backlog Items

Adding Links

Attaching Files

Copying a Work Item

How to Print Story Cards

How do I create friendly work item link

Working with Communities

Using Conversations

Working with Defects

Using Templates to Create Reusable Portfolio Items Stories Backlog Items or Defects

Using Ideas

Tracking Impediments with Issues

Managing Member Accounts

Portfolio Item Overview

Managing Projects or Releases

Using Requests to Capture User Feedback and Suggestions

Managing Sprints or Iterations

Sprint or Iteration Scheduling

Using the Portfolio Tree

Managing Stories Backlog Items

Working with Community Topics

Digital.ai Agility

Portfolio

Product

Business Intelligence

Programs

Acceptance Tests

Backlog Goals or Objectives

Backlog Groups

Managing Budgets

Retrospectives

Regression Tests

Regression Planning

Roadmapping

Strategic Themes Overview

Teams Feature Administration

Test Sets