13 August 2012

The Atlassian team announces the release of GreenHopper 6.0, bringing you the ability to plan multiple sprints at the same time.

This release also includes a number of fixes. For full details please see the GreenHopper 6.0 Release Notes and the GreenHopper 5.10.6 Release Notes.

New menu structure

In GreenHopper 6.0, the new board (formerly known as the Rapid Board) is now promoted in the menu structure. The previous boards are now known as the Classic Planning Board, the Classic Task Board, the Classic Released Board and the Classic Charts Board, and are available via Classic in the menu:

Please note that the keyboard shortcuts have also been updated. Type "?" for the latest list.

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Future sprint planning

You can now create multiple upcoming sprints, allowing you to plan several iterations ahead. Simply click Add Sprint at the top of the backlog:

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iPad aware

You can now view your GreenHopper board on your iPad, e.g. during your standups you can now:

• view the current status of all your stories in Work mode and drag them from column to column
• view your Burndown Chart
• and more

We hope you enjoy the convenience of being able to perform many of your most common GreenHopper tasks on the iPad (we do!)

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Simple workflow editing in GreenHopper

You can now edit your project's workflow from within GreenHopper. Just click Add Status on your board's Column Configuration page:

For details (and caveats), please see Using GreenHopper Simplified Workflow.

No longer Rapid by name – but still rapid by nature

In GreenHopper 6.0 the new board is no longer known as the "Rapid Board" — we figure everyone knows by now that it is vastly faster than the Classic boards. The new board has been built from the ground up on newer technology that enables us to provide optimum performance, making the most of your valuable time.

Enjoy!

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16 July 2012

This release delivers a number of bug-fixes. For full details please see the GreenHopper 5.10.5 Release Notes.

9 July 2012

This release delivers the following enhancements to the Rapid Board:

This release also includes a number of fixes. For full details please see the GreenHopper 5.10.4 Release Notes.

Rapid Board becomes more rapid

Every second of your time is precious, so we are delighted to announce some significant reductions in page load time, particularly for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Rapid Board gets a promotion (optionally)

Your feedback tells us that you love the Rapid Board, so we're giving you the option of moving it up the menu and making it quicker to access.

Enable Rapid Boards as default in GreenHopper Labs to change the Agile menu from this:

... to this:

Classic will take you to the old Planning Board, Task Board, Chart Board and Released Board.

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Rapid Board renamed to just "Board" (optionally)

If you choose to enable Rapid Boards as default in Labs, as well as changing the GreenHopper menus, the term "Rapid Board" will be replaced simply by "Board" throughout GreenHopper. It seems that's what everyone was already calling it anyway.

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2 July 2012

This release delivers the following enhancements to the Rapid Board:

This release also includes a number of fixes. For full details please see the GreenHopper 5.10.3 Release Notes.

Velocity Chart

The velocity chart shows the amount of value delivered in a sprint. It is useful for your Sprint Retrospective meeting, sizing your future Sprints and also for mid-sprint progress checks.

The velocity of a sprint is the sum of the Estimate for all completed stories. Estimates can be based on story points, business value, hours, issue count, or any numeric field of your choice (see Configuring Estimation and Tracking). Please note that the values for each issue are recorded at the time when the issue moves into the sprint.

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Sub-tasks now visible in Work mode

When you view an issue's details in Work mode, a sub-tasks tab will now be shown (indicated by a 'folder' icon). This shows existing sub-tasks of the issue (if any exist), and gives you the total estimate for all sub-tasks. It also gives you the ability to quickly create new sub-tasks.

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11 June 2012

This release delivers the following enhancements to the Rapid Board:

This release also includes a number of fixes. For full details please see the GreenHopper 5.10 Release Notes and the GreenHopper 5.9.8 Release Notes.

Scrum graduates from Labs

In GreenHopper 5.10, Scrum support is now a core part of the product. This means that Plan mode is now automatically available for all Scrum boards — you no longer need to enable it via Labs. Likewise, the Scrum option will automatically be available whenever you create a new board.

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Sprint Report shows scope-change issues

The Sprint Report now indicates (with an asterisk) issues that were added or removed after the sprint started:

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View Burndown on the Sprint Report

The Sprint Report (previously known as the Sprint Retrospective Report) now shows burndown, and also displays a table showing you which issues were completed successfully during the sprint and which were not.

Smarter Sprint Naming

GreenHopper will now suggest a name for your new sprint based on your previous sprint, e.g. if your previous sprint was called "Bob 1", GreenHopper will offer "Bob 2" as the default name for your new sprint.

Estimate in Story Points, Track in Hours

In GreenHopper 5.9.7 we introduced the ability to choose your preferred Estimation Statistic (e.g. Story Points).

We now bring you the ability to do your tracking in hours, if you wish. This means that, for example, you can now choose to use Story Points for estimation, but time-tracking for burndown.

Enter your Estimation Statistic before starting a Sprint

If you do not have an Estimation Statistic applied to an issue, you will receive a warning when starting the sprint (unless your Estimate Statistic is set to Issue Count, which is calculated automatically).

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Remove Issue from Active Sprint

By popular request, you can now remove an issue from an in-progress sprint in Work mode. Simply click an issue to display its Detail View on the right of the screen, then click the cog icon:

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Resolve Parent when Sub-Tasks are Done

Once all the sub-tasks have been completed, it's time to resolve the parent issue. In GreenHopper 5.9.5 we introduced a prompt, when you move the last sub-task to the 'Done' column in Work mode, to remind you to move the parent too.

But what if you resolved the sub-tasks in native JIRA instead? In GreenHopper 5.9.8, we now display a button on the parent issue the next time you visit Work mode.

See the Sprint Report when closing a Sprint

When you end a sprint, the Sprint Report will now be displayed automatically.

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28 May 2012

This release delivers the following enhancements to the Rapid Board:

This release also includes a number of fixes. For full details please see the GreenHopper 5.9.7 Release Notes

 Please note: Plan mode is available by activating the "Scrum" option in GreenHopper Labs.

Estimation Statistic is now configurable

Instead of having to use Story Points, you can now choose to estimate your issues based on Story Points, Original Estimate, or any numeric custom field you have configured:

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Sprint Burndown Chart now uses your Estimation Statistic

The Sprint Burndown Chart is now based on your configured Estimation Statistic. The value burns down when the story is completed (i.e. moved to the last column on work mode):

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Sprint Burndown Chart now shows scope change

The Sprint Burndown Chart will now show issues that are added to (or removed from) a sprint after the sprint has started.

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Sprint Burndown Chart now includes data table

The Sprint Burndown Chart now includes a Data Table that explains each movement of the graph (see screenshot above).

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