User Guide
Programs
Programs group multiple Teams into higher-level organisational structures, enabling leadership-level capacity rollups and cross-team reporting.
What Is a Program?
A Program is a container for multiple Teams. It maps to real-world organisational structures such as:
- A department (Engineering) containing teams (Platform, Frontend, Backend)
- A Program Increment (PI-2025-Q2) containing the sprint teams involved
- A Business Unit (Product) containing squads (Mobile, Web, Data)
Opening Programs
Global sidebar → Teams Management → Programs tab
Creating a Program
- Click Create Program
- Enter Program Name (e.g., "Engineering - Q3 2025")
- Optionally add a Description
- Click Select Teams → add the teams that belong to this program
- Click Save
Program Hierarchy
Programs do not have their own members - they aggregate the members of their constituent teams:
Program: Engineering
├── Team: Platform (Alice, Bob, Carol)
├── Team: Frontend (Dave, Eve)
└── Team: Backend (Frank, Grace, Heidi)
All 7 members are visible in capacity reports when filtered by the Engineering program.
Constraints
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| A team can belong to only one program | Restructure programs if teams move between departments |
| Programs must contain at least one team | Empty programs cannot be saved |
| Programs cannot be nested | Programs are a flat grouping of teams - no program-of-programs |
Using Programs in Capacity Reports
- Capacity Planner & Insight → Capacity Report
- Click Filter → Program → select the program
- The report shows aggregated capacity for all teams in the program
- Use Group By → Team to see per-team breakdowns within the program
Managing Programs
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Edit / rename | Programs list → Edit icon → modify → Save |
| Add a team | Edit program → Select Teams → add team → Save |
| Remove a team | Edit program → Teams list → click × → Save |
| Delete program | Programs list → Delete icon → Confirm |
Deleting a program does not delete its teams or members.
Tips
- Model programs to mirror your organisational chart - "Engineering", "Product", "Operations"
- Use programs for PI (Program Increment) planning: create a program per PI, assign sprint teams as members
- Programs are ideal for director-level reporting - one filter gives a full department view without listing every individual