Box hierarchy

Contents: 1 About the box hierarchy 2 Portfolio 2.1 Organize boxes into programs and portfolios 3 Agile project 3.1 Adjust dates on Timeline mode

Contents: 1 About the box hierarchy 2 Portfolio 2.1 Organize boxes into programs and portfolios 3 Agile project 3.1 Adjust dates on Timeline mode

About the box hierarchy

In BigPicture, the box hierarchy provides a structured way to organize and manage projects, tasks, and teams within a larger framework. The hierarchy lets you create multiple levels of boxes, with each level containing relevant tasks, projects, or teams, enabling clear visualization and control.

By grouping related items together, you can easily manage complex portfolios and projects, ensuring better alignment and focus. The box hierarchy offers flexibility, allowing you to scale and adapt as your project needs to grow.

The diagram below shows an example of the Box hierarchy created using the default configuration.

Screenshot showing the Box hierarchy in the BigPicture

Box hierarchy in BigPicture

Portfolio

Company-wide portfolios often use different methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid ones. If you want to manage all the projects and programs in the organization, you need a tool that accommodates all three approaches.

With the right PPM tool, you can display the entire portfolio of initiatives along with all the related data. You should also be able to aggregate the data to support easier decision-making. BigPicture allows for the creation of an entire landscape of programs, projects, and portfolios.

Organize boxes into programs and portfolios

In BigPicture, the Program and Portfolio boxes aggregate data from the inside of the child boxes. To organize your boxes into portfolios, use drag and drop in the Hierarchy mode of the Overview module. You can add new boxes to the Portfolio or move existing boxes.

Agile project

To create an Agile project, follow the steps below:

Click the icon '+ Add new'.
Select the 'AGILE - Agile Project' from the drop-down.

Screen showing how to set up Agile project with plus icon in the Overview module

Enter the Box name together with the Start and End date.

Screenshot showing setting up the start and end date for Agile box type in BigPicture

You can add the Iteration box type as sub-boxes.
Enter the box name together with the start and end dates.

By default, Iteration boxes are sequential, which means that the app can suggest the end date if the duration was already set. For example, let's set the duration of Iteration 1 to two weeks.

Screenshot showing setting up iteration box in BigPicture

Here, the scheduling mechanism adds +1d to the start date of the previously created box.

Adjust dates on Timeline mode

Switch to the Timeline mode to adjust the dates directly on the timeline.

Screen showing how to change start and end date by drag and drop