Start with the end in mind...
Refer to the big picture below to learn about how the real-time synchronization works in piplanning.io. The supported ALM tools are: Jira Software, Rally Software and MS Azure DevOps.
Our BIG picture showcasing the Work Item Sticky Note synchronization on ART Backlog Board and the Team Boards where these work items originate.
Backlog Work Items in these ALM tools can be synchronized on two levels:
the ART level
the Team level
There are specific Boards in piplanning.io for each of these levels. Each level (Team, ART or Solution Train) is represent as node in the piplanning.io Organization hierarchy.
Organization | Boards |
Solution Train / Portfolio | Solution Backlog Solution Planning Board |
ART (Agile Release Train) | ART Backlog Board ART Planning Board ART PI Objectives |
Team | Team Board |
Table: Organization nodes and corresponding Boards: bold type indicates which Boards have Work Item type Sticky Notes that synchronize via the ALM Connection
FYI
Each node in the Organization - Solution Train > Agile Release Train (ART) > Team - has, what we call an origin Board. The origin Board is where the respective ALM Work Items are managed. Even though that synchronized Sticky Note / ALM Work Item originates on a specific board, it can them be mirrored to other boards for transparency and rapid decision making.
The origin Boards hold the Backlog Work Items for the respective organizational node. In practice the origin Boards in a PI event are as follows:
Solution Backlog Board for Solution Trains (ST) - is a container for the ST backlog items such as Capabilities etc.
ART Backlog Board for ARTs - is a container for the ART Backlog of Features, Enablers that you will synchronize to/from the ALM tool etc.
Team Board for Teams - each Team has their own unique Team Board. Team Boards are for User Stories, Enablers, Defects that synchronize to/from the ALM tool etc.
Firewalls and the IP Range to allow connections with piplanning.io
If your ALM tool is behind a firewall then you need to allow for network traffic from our IPs, which are:
194.182.191.8
159.100.255.58 (Starting December 2023)
159.100.247.84 (Starting December 2023)
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