SAFe Epic Dashboard
The SAFe Epic Dashboard provides a visualization of how the features of an epic are progressing over a given period of time.
SAFe Epic Summary tab
epic cycle time
The SAFe epic dashboard displays such as total number of features that are complete, and number of stories that are missing estimates. It also indicates the pace at which the ART members are completing the features in the epic.
End user and roles
| End user and goal | Required role |
|---|---|
| SAFe ART user: View the progress of every feature in the epic. | safe\_scrum\_user |
Indicators
SAFe: Sum of story points of all stories in epics
Generates the scope series in the Epic Burnup report.
SAFe: Sum of story points of completed stories in epics
Generates the complete series in the Epic Burnup report. This series indicates the amount of work that has been completed in the epic.
SAFe: Count of all stories in current epic
Generates the area series the Epic Cumulative Flow Diagram report, which indicates the number of stories of the current epic by state.
Breakdowns
- SAFe: Epic
- SAFe: State
Widgets
Features
Indicates the total number of features in the epic.
Features Released
Indicates the number of features in the epic that have been completed.
Stories Missing Estimates
Indicates the number of stories in the epic that are missing estimates.
Data visualizations
If you are upgrading from version 1.0.2 or earlier of Performance Analytics Content Pack for Essential SAFe, then install this dashboard from Solution Library to upgrade its layout and access the following visualizations:
- Epic Burnup
- Epic Cumulative Flow Diagram
- Story Cycle Time
For more information, see Using Solution Library for Essential SAFe dashboards.
| Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feature Progress | Horizontal bar chart Image omitted: inline-data-vis-96px-bar-horizontal.png View the progress of every feature in an epic.</td><td> | |
| Epic Burnup | Line chart Image omitted: inline-data-vis-96px-line.png </td><td><p>Shows the epic burnup trends. You can estimate when the epic is likely to be completed.</p> The Epic Burnup report comprises the following series that can be hidden or displayed based on your preference:
Note: The point at which the Completed Forecast series intersects with or crosses the Scope Forecast series is a predictor for when the epic might be completed. If the Completed Forecast series and the Scope Forecast series do not appear to ever intersect, it is a warning that scope is being added faster than work is being completed. | |
| Epic Cumulative Flow Diagram | Area chart Image omitted: inline-data-vis-96px-area.png </td><td><p>Monitor the progress of all the stories of your epic between its actual start and end dates.</p> View the number of stories in each state by their arrival to a state, time in this state, and its departure from this state. The Epic Cumulative Flow Diagram report comprises the following areas that can be hidden or displayed based on your preference:
Note: Stories in Ready and Cancelled states are not included in this report. |
| Title | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Story Cycle Time | Bubble chart Image omitted: inline-data-vis-96px-bubble.png </td><td><p>Identify the time taken for each story in the epic to move from an in-progress state to completion.Each bubble on the graph represents a story. The height of the bubble from the x-axis shows how long that story took to move from an in-progress state to completion. The size of the story bubbles are relative to each other based on their story points.</p> Hovering your mouse cursor over a bubble displays the following details about that story:
From the Story State section towards the right of the report, you can filter the report to view the cycle time of the stories for the selected states. The chart displays the cycle time for each story as the cumulative sum of all duration of the selected states. If there are too many stories at any area of the chart and the bubbles appear crowded on the report, you can zoom in that particular area of the report for clearer view. Image omitted: cycle-time-zoom.gif Cycle Time Zoom</p></td></tr></tbody> You can customize the Burnup and Cumulative Flow Diagram reports. For more information, see Customizing Essential SAFe dashboard reports. Parent Topic:Performance Analytics Content Pack for Essential SAFe |