Category Archives: General

Epics or Feature Groups?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Lee Cunningham

When should you use an Epic versus a Feature Group (aka ‘Theme’)?” Either asset can be used for grouping information, so there’s a lot of flexibility in the application of each. In turn, we see a lot of creative uses of Epics and Feature Groups, but it can sometimes create a bit of confusion. Continue reading →

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Connect with Your Customers through Ideas Management

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Andy Powell

How Sage Software uses VersionOne Ideas, an ideas management solution that allows product managers to engage directly with customers by automating the process of capturing, collaborating on and prioritizing feature requests. Continue reading →

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Using the VersionOne Project Navigator to Avoid the Giant Project Tree

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Katia Sullivan

As the world of agile grows, so do the sizes of organizations that have scaled their efforts. As a result, some people are finding it difficult to navigate through a large agile Project Tree in VersionOne. Our Spring ’11 Release addressed this with the inclusion of a VersionOne Project Navigator, which has moved navigation control out of the collapsible-display area and into. This allows users to conveniently switch projects from anywhere within the application, even with the left-hand side collapsed. Here are some tips on using the VersionOne Project Navigator.
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VersionOne’s New UI – the Challenge of Web Apps

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Matthew Almand

If you’ve been following along at home you know we just pushed out a brand new UI with our latest release. It’s been an arduous road these past few months but we are quite proud of the results. As VersionOne’s … Continue reading →

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Taking your Retrospectives from mediocre to magnificent

Posted on September 2, 2011 by dnaden

In the 2nd part of this Retrospectives series, we take a look at VersionOne’s ability to capture important information from one of the most important events of Agile. Continue reading →

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Agile 2011: Reflections From The Booth

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Mark Crowe

I noticed a common theme during the Agile 2011 Conference. While helping to work the VersionOne booth in my official role as part of the illustrious booth babe team, there were many compliments on the new UI, inquiries about coveted … Continue reading →

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Highlights from Agile Leadership Symposium

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Robert Holler

Last week we had the opportunity to have one of our best customers, EMC, present their agile transformation story to a group of IT and software directors and executives in Boston. The event was a great success for VersionOne and … Continue reading →

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Spring is Here!

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Mark Crowe

Spring is here! Spring is here! The Spring ’2011 Release is here! What, you say? It’s not spring any more? Are you sure? Hmmmm… Well…you see…in Atlanta where our headquarters is based, it gets oppressively hot in the summer, so … Continue reading →

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Taskboard Love

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Andy Powell

The Spring Release will be out in a few weeks.  The new Taskboard is looking good!

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My StoryBoard Life

Posted on May 20, 2011 by JoEllen Carter

As a tester, I live on the Storyboard. It’s my go-to page in VersionOne. I use it to keep up with team progress when I’m not in the team room, and I also use it to organize my own work. … Continue reading →

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