What is icebox in Pivotal Tracker?

The Icebox, a term popularized by Pivotal Tracker, is the backlog of things that you aren’t going to work on any time soon but you don’t want to get rid of because you’re afraid you might want them in future. Unfortunately, the Icebox can get out of control very quickly.

What is epic in Pivotal Tracker?

Epics allow your team to plan, discuss, and monitor the progress of coarse-grained features or themes at a level higher than you can with individual stories. You can associate multiple related stories with an epic. Epics live in their own panel.

Is Pivotal Tracker good?

Pivotal Tracker is intended to “accelerate development, reduce risk, and increase responsiveness to market trends.” Although we do not recommend Pivotal Tracker as a general project management tool for small businesses, it is an excellent option for software development teams that follow Agile principles.

How do I search Pivotal Tracker?

Keeping a Search Results panel open Click on the Panel actions menu at the top of the Search Results panel and select Pin search. That panel will remain open until you close it. A new Search panel will be opened the next time you search.

How many tasks can you create in Pivotal Tracker?

If you copy a list and paste it into a task in your Tracker story, it will create a separate task for each line of text. Tasks are limited to 1000 characters each, so if any are longer than that, they will be truncated. Cloning a story is also a fast way to create a new story that has a standard set of tasks in it.

What does a story mean in Pivotal Tracker?

Every project starts with a story, no matter what you’re building. Tracker helps your team better develop and keep track of them while they progress from start to delivered. A story is a small, actionable bit of work that’s either a placeholder for a future conversation or a reflection of one that already happened.

How do you add a task in pivotal?

To add a task, click the + button in the Task section. After entering your content, click the Add button, or simply press Enter to add the task. You can then start typing in the next task input field to add another task.

How does tracker help you do your work?

Easily visualize scope, focus your teamwork, and stay nimble when circumstances change. Get more work done, more often. Tracker’s guided iteration planning helps you break down and prioritize projects into manageable chunks so the team can keep the momentum toward delivering. No more surprises.