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is intended as a short overview to the product. New
users are encouraged to reference the complete
Desktop Client User Guide as well. Please visit our
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Introduction to ScrumWorks Pro
ScrumWorks Pro is a multi-user system to help teams
manage Scrum projects. There are two ways to reach
the data stored on a ScrumWorks Pro server: a
full-featured GUI application program (the
ScrumWorks Pro Desktop Client)
and a simpler
ScrumWorks Pro Web
Client (browser-based). The Desktop Client
allows complete manipulation of all ScrumWorks Pro data.
The Web Client provides convenient team-oriented
task list when the full power of the Desktop Client
isn't needed.
ScrumWorks Pro users are created and modified by the
Administrator user. ScrumWorks Pro users can log into
both the Desktop Client and Web Client.
ScrumWorks Pro Desktop
Client: Overview
The ScrumWorks Pro Desktop Client has two main windows, and multiple
sub-views. The
Product Window provides a product backlog for prioritization
as well as an interface for planning and tracking sprints. The
Sprint Detail view provides teams a way to track Sprint
progress, complete with Sprint Burndown charts.
The
Program
Window gives high-level planners a way to organize and coordinate
work across multiple Products.
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ScrumWorks Pro Desktop Client:
Product Window
Each Product in ScrumWorks Pro has its own Product Window.
The Product window can be customized using a flexible docking
framework to suit user needs.
The Product Window uses a two-column paradigm. On the right
is your Product Backlog, divided in releases (or milestones).
Priorization happens using drag-and-drop, where high priority work
is moved to the top of list, while low priority work is moved down.
The context menus (right click) reveal most functionality.
The left pane represents Sprints (typically 4-week
iterations) in chronological order organized into tabs by Team.
Adding work to Sprints is easily accomplished by dragging it from
the right pane to the target Sprint.
The tabs on the left pane display the teams that are
working on the open product. Each team's sprints show
up in separate tabs.
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ScrumWorks Pro Desktop
Client: Sprint Detail Window
Double click any red Sprint row in the Product
Window to get a Sprint Detail View. This view provides
details about the selected Sprint, such as Task status,
point persons, and the overall Sprint Burndown Chart.
Double click the data to edit it. Click the column
headings to filter and sort the tasks.
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ScrumWorks Pro Desktop
Client: Program Window
Programs are useful in organizing large and complex Products, or even
groups of Products. Product planners can decompose feature ideas all
the way down to actionable Backlog Items and organize them using a flexible
hierarchical tree control system.
These feature groups can then be weighted according to their value. Track
the value delivered at any level using the Business Value Burn-up report.
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ScrumWorks Pro Web Client
The Web Client gives team members fast, easy access to sprint-oriented
information. Using a web-based Taskboard, Team Members can make quick updates
to Sprint task status and hours remaining using drag-and-drop.
The Web Client is a convenience feature and is not intended
as a full replacement for the Desktop Client.
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