Track dependencies
Highlight relationships between work items to keep plans on track
Identify connected work
Take dependencies into consideration as you build your roadmap. Create a dependency map to highlight different types of relationships between features (including depends, blocks, relates, impacts, and contains). Show dependency lines on your plans so everyone understands which items require more careful coordination.
Manage complex efforts
Schedule cross-functional releases. Create a Gantt chart and highlight dependencies between phases and milestones. Refine your plans on a whiteboard — working closely with internal teams like marketing, sales, and support — to adjust timing on deliverables and ensure everyone is closely aligned.
Stay ahead of issues
Sync dependencies between Aha! Roadmaps and your development tool (like Aha! Develop, Jira, or Azure DevOps). This helps engineering understand how technical dependencies impact your roadmap. Plus, you are instantly informed of any delivery risks that could derail your launch plans.
Assign work requests
To keep other teams in sync and on schedule, create work requests that describe exactly what you need and when. In turn, this helps teammates prioritize their own work. Track the status of work requests so you can keep cross-team work moving forward in a timely manner.
Monitor connected tasks
Stay on top of related work. Include dependencies in your reports to spot potential issues sooner. Evaluate the status and highlight important details — like assignee and due date — in one view. This gives you the opportunity to course-correct before things go awry.
Top capabilities for tracking dependencies
Identify dependencies | Establish links between related work items and create a dependency map | |
Coordinate delivery | Build a Gantt chart and show dependencies between phases and deliverables | |
Assign work requests | Request work from other teams so they can review what you need and when | |
Mitigate risk | Set alerts for delivery risks (such as past-due dependencies) to get ahead of problems | |
Report on relationships | Include dependencies on roadmaps and reports to keep everyone informed | |
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