Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 15-14.
Features by Milestone tab
To-Do Items
To-do items are the workhorses of Team Development. Team Development uses the
term
to-do
as a noun. A to-do is a specific task that is assigned to an individual or team
along with a due date. In simple terms, a to-do describes the
what
,
who
, and
when
of
the task at hand.
To-dos can be subdivided into many child and grandchild tasks. This process of de-
composition can be done to the point of diminishing returns. A rule of thumb is that the
number of subtask levels should be appropriate for effectively controlling the tasks at
hand. What is appropriate is, of course, a function of your team's culture. Also, in an
agile software development shop, the subtask levels tend to remain shallow due to the
daily face-to-face communication between team members.
There are four tabs in the To Dos module: Dashboard, To Dos, Calendar, and Pro-
gress log. You'll find working with these tabs to be easy and intuitive.
A handy navigation feature links the development environment directly to the To
Dos module. When a to-do has its context set to both an application and a specific page
number within that application, a count of to-dos appears on the page's Development
screen (see
Figure 15-15
)
. In the upper-right corner are counts of to-dos, bugs, feed-
back, and comments. When you click the to-do count, the link takes you directly to the
To Dos Report page that has the interactive report filters set to list only the open to-dos
