Getting started
Installation
There are two options for installation; from the Atlassian Marketplace or the Jira Apps Administration panel.
Agile Hive is an app for Jira Cloud and can be downloaded via the Atlassian Marketplace.
Try it for free for 30 days without limitations.
Navigate to the Jira Cloud Administration settings using the icon in the top right corner of your screen near your profile picture.
From the Find new apps section of the Atlassian Marketplace options, in the search bar, enter Agile Hive.
Press the Try it free button and then Start free trial.
Jira Administration Configuration
For detailed, step-by-step installation details, visit our Jira Administration documentation here.
Here's a quick look at the configuration checklists, one for Jira administrators and then also for the in-app configuration for Agile Hive:
Jira administrators (full documentation can be found here)
In-app configuration for Jira and Agile Hive Administrators
Configure Agile Hive dependency link
Configure your SAFe® hierarchy
Project Creation
In general, with Agile Hive, you're able to keep using your already existing Jira projects.
However, there are some limitations in place as of now (April '23) regarding some project types and categories that are not yet compatible with Agile Hive Cloud:
Team-managed projects
Service Management projects
Product Discovery projects
Agile Hive comes with a predefined set of Jira Work Types, Jira Work Type Schemes, Jira Workflows, and other templates to enable administrators to quickly prepare a large number of existing projects for use with the app. Also, new projects can be created and assigned built-in templates for use with the corresponding layers from the SAFe® framework.
See our documentation on the Jira Administration Configuration to learn how to make projects ready for use with Agile Hive.
Agile Hive Administration Configuration
With the help of the Agile Hive Project Hierarchies, you can map the four SAFe® levels (Portfolio, Large Solution, ART, and Team) as well as the business units (Jira projects like an ART or team project) located therein.
Use the My Organization canvas to build and manage your Jira projects as a SAFe® structure.
The SAFe® levels are represented as horizontal layers. The business units are shown as colored nodes within the layers.
Go to Agile Hive Administration and under In-app configuration for Jira and Agile Hive administrators, open the Configure your SAFe® hierarchy option and click Open 'My organization' in Agile Hive.
For detailed, step-by-step details on configuring your project hierarchy, visit our Configure SAFe® Hierarchy page.
Set Up Work Item Hierarchy
Work item hierarchy is available for all work items of projects added to the SAFe® hierarchy via My Organization. It can be accessed either via the work item’s detail view or it can be added by clicking the SAFe® Hierarchy button in the work item toolbar.
NOTE: The SAFe® Hierarchy cannot be accessed via an work item's detail view if the widget has not been added. When any user in your Jira instance adds the SAFe® Hierarchy widget to an work item, it will then be displayed for all users of the instance so long as no other user removes it.
The work hierarchy link unveils how an work item in a project on one of the upper SAFe® hierarchy layers is being broken down into smaller tasks. It always displays the current work item’s hierarchical links (parent work item + children) if available.
For detailed, step-by-step details on configuring your work hierarchies, visit our Work Hierarchy page.
Create PIs & Iterations
Configure your Program Increments (PIs) and Iterations in the project-specific PI & Iteration Management settings found in the Hive Manager.
PIs can either be managed inside of Solution Train or ART projects. Iterations are always managed by ARTs.
Use the interface to set the dates.
You can see that Agile Hive knows from My Organization which team-level projects will be affected. Select “+ Program Increment”.
Select Create. Now when you look at the Team board for any of the Teams that are part of the ART, you will see that they have the iterations inherited as sprints.
For detailed, step-by-step details on configuring PIs and Iterations, visit our PI & Iteration Management page.
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