SaaSMap/Capabilities/Phase Management

Create, Edit, and Start Phases (and Update Requirement Statuses)

Project > Phase

Create, Edit, and Start Phases (and Update Requirement Statuses)
01

Open the Phase workspace for your project

From your project navigation, select the "Phase" tab to view the phase timeline/board for the selected stream.

Open the Phase workspace for your project
02

Start adding a new phase

Click the plus (+) button on the right side of the Phase view to add a new phase.

Start adding a new phase
03

Fill in phase details and create the phase

In the "Add Phase" modal, enter the Phase Name, Status, Predecessor (if applicable), Start Date, End Date, and any Tags/Goal. Click the create/confirm button to save the new phase.

Fill in phase details and create the phase
04

Verify the new phase appears on the phase board

Return to the Phase board to confirm the newly added phase appears in the sequence and on the phase card list.

Verify the new phase appears on the phase board
05

Select a plan item to generate phases from the plan

Open the Plan view, select the relevant plan item, and use the AI phase generation action to create implementation phases from the plan structure.

Select a plan item to generate phases from the plan
06

Wait while SaaSMap generates phase suggestions

Monitor the generation modal as SaaSMap validates plan data, analyzes the plan timeline, builds the phase structure, and prepares suggestions.

Wait while SaaSMap generates phase suggestions
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Review generated phase suggestions

Review the generated phase names, predecessors, start and end dates, and goals before saving the phase set.

Review generated phase suggestions
08

Start a phase and copy requirements forward

Open a phase and use Start Phase to import requirements from the predecessor phase, optionally copying build and review statuses.

Start a phase and copy requirements forward
09

Import additional requirements from the backlog

From the phase requirements view toolbar, click the import control and choose "Import from Backlog" to bring in additional items.

Import additional requirements from the backlog