This article covers how to read and interact with your forecast for your items in progress.
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Reading your actual forecast
Your forecast is a table with 5 columns of information. Here’s what each column tells you
Column | Explanation |
|---|---|
Epics (or Versions | Items that you are forecasting. If an epic or version doesn’t have any remaining work to complete then it’s filtered out. Clicking on the item’s title will take you to either the version’s release page or the epic itself. |
Due date (or Release Date) | The due date in your epic or the release date for your version. |
Due date likelihood | How likely it is that the item will be finished by the desired date. |
Items remaining | The number of items that should be done in order to complete the epic or version (excluding subtasks). |
Forecasted date | Given the data configurations and forecast parameters set, you should finish this item on or before this date. (The likelihood of this outcome reflects your chosen confidence level.) |
Reordering items
When you have toggled on the forecast parameter Show not started, you can reorder items. Use the vertical order (stack ranking) of the individual rows to simulate the sequencing or order in which the work will be done.
You can reorder rows by drag and drop. As soon as you move one item you’ll see this banner:
We suggest that you make all of the changes you want and THEN recalculate as the calculations can take time.
Next Step
Now that you know how to get a forecast for your epics or versions in progress, you’re ready to jump to simulation mode and play around with some What If? questions! Make sure to become familiar with all of the forecast parameters available when you start viewing items that haven’t yet started!