Getting started with Kendis is not difficult, the following steps will provide enough details for you to start using Kendis board comfortably for your PI, Tribe or Big room planning event.
Pre Requisite
In this article, we are assuming that, you are an end user, who could be a team member, Scrum Master, Product Owner or other relevant roles, who are going to use the board, which is already setup by their RTE or some other team member.
Steps to Use Kendis Board
Configure your personal ALM (Jira) user account
Create and Plan Stories in Sprints
Create and Manage Dependencies
Create and Manage Objectives
Using Search & Filters
Board Review Modes
Using Reports
Export Data
Tips for User Interface
1. Configure ALM (Jira) User Account
Every user should setup their individual account for Jira.
Click on your profile icon from the bottom left bar
Click on the "ALM Credentials"
Select the ALM account, in case there are more than one.
Provide your ALM account (Jira) Username and Password
Ensure the Test Connection is successful
SAVE
2. Create and Plan Stories in Sprints
To create a story, first you need to drag the "Feature" card from the left panel (Features List) and onto one of the team's sprint. At this point, nothing happens in Jira to the feature card, it's just placed in the sprint area. Multiple Teams working on One Feature should use the same Feature card.
Stories can be created under this feature now. When you create the story, Kendis will automatically link it to the parent feature and set the sprint value.
Note: It is not possible to place the story at the Kendis board directly, meaning, it needs to be under the feature card always.
This small GIF shows the whole process of creating story and how it looks in Jira
Important Points
To move story from one sprint to another, simply expand the feature card, drag the story and drop onto next sprint where you want to move it.
If you move the Feature card from one sprint to another, e.g., If you move Feature-1 card which has 5 stories in Sprint 1, to Sprint 2 then all 5 stories will be moved to Sprint 2 in Jira as well.
If you want to work on Feature 1 in sprint 1 and sprint 2, then drag the Feature 1 card from left panel onto Sprint 1 first and then drag the feature 1 again from left backlog panel to sprint 2. In Kendis it's possible that feature cards can be duplicated in multiple sprints. It's not an actual duplication in Jira, it's just the placement of the same card multiple times at the board.
3. Create and Manage Dependencies
This help article explains in detail how to create and manage dependencies. Please follow this link
For a quick reference, this GIF shows how to create dependencies.
4, Create and Manage Objectives
This help article explains in detail how to create, edit and link objectives to features. This help article explains in detail.
For a quick reference, this GIF shows how to create and link objectives
5. Using Search & Filters
Kendis offers quick and easy way to search the features and stories. This help article explains in detail
6. Board Review Modes
Kendis offers multiple views for the board. These board review modes can be helpful in understanding what is being done for each feature, by the teams and overall.
These board review modes are
Alicanto
Griffin
Pheonix
7. Using Reports
Kendis has multiple reports and dashboards. This section of the help portal covers reports in detail.
8. Export Data
Kendis offers options to export data from
Boards: Export option is available under Settings option at the board
Reports: Export icon at each report
Dependencies: Export icon at dependencies view
Objectives: Export icon at the objectives view
9. User Interface Tips
Kendis UI is flexible and it offers multiple ways to view and hide information at the board
Minimize Teams and Sprints
It's easy to hide a team or sprint to make room for cards for other sprints and teams. There is "-" icon to minimize. Once minimized just mouse over the area and it will show the option to maximize again.
At Board Settings Menu
Hide/Unhide dependencies
Set column width
Set font size
Set card size
We wish you the best of luck with your Planning Session. If you have any questions, suggestions or Feedback, we would love to hear it. Click on the Help button on the bottom right and our Customer Service team will be happy to help.