Tutorials: Plan and track your work
Create a project to host your code, and plan your work using issues, epics, and more.
Learn the fundamentals
Start here to understand planning capabilities in GitLab.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
|---|---|---|
| Agile Portfolio Management | Learn how to use planning features to manage your projects in this self-paced course. Estimated time: 2 hours. | |
| Epics and issue boards (6m 17s) | Find out how to use epics and issue boards for project management. | |
| Portfolio Planning - Portfolio Management (4m 0s) | Find out how manage your portfolio with requirements, issues, epics, milestones, and time tracking. |
Set up and manage projects
Set up your projects to manage your workflows effectively.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
|---|---|---|
| Set up a project for idea management | Use an issue board and scoped labels to manage ideas in a team. Estimated time: 15-20 minutes. | |
| Set up a project for issue triage | Use labels to set up a project for issue triage. Estimated time: 15-20 minutes. | |
| Set up multiple projects for issue triage | Use labels to set up a group with multiple projects for issue triage. Estimated time: 30-45 minutes. | |
| Set up a complex group for issue triage | Use labels to set up a complex group with subgroups for issue triage. Estimated time: 30-45 minutes. | |
| Build a protected workflow for your project | Set up a workflow for your teams, and enforce protections with approval rules. Estimated time: 30-45 minutes. |
Choose your workflow
Learn how to use planning features to implement your preferred agile framework.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
|---|---|---|
| Use GitLab for Kanban | Use issue boards, scoped labels, and value stream analytics for Kanban. Estimated time: 15-20 minutes. | |
| Run an agile iteration | Use group, projects, and iterations to run an agile development iteration. Estimated time: 15-20 minutes. | |
| Use GitLab for Scrum | Learn to run core Scrum ceremonies and workflows in GitLab. Estimated time: 1 hour. |
Collaborate with your team
Optimize workflows for team coordination and collaboration.
| Topic | Description | Good for beginners |
|---|---|---|
| Set up issue boards for team hand-off | Use issue boards and scoped labels to set up collaboration across many teams. Estimated time: 15-20 minutes. | |
| Set up an issue board for team stand-up | Use issue boards and workflow labels to facilitate team stand-ups. Estimated time: 15-20 minutes. |