Read a Feature card

See where a feature stands, what happens next and why, and what it has cost, on one card.

In short

A Feature card on a product board opens on its Overview. It shows the stage, the one next step and who it waits for, and the numbers a manager asks for. Three more tabs hold the details: "Design & plan", "Code & checks" and "Activity". "More" holds the rest.

Steps

1. Open a Feature card on a product board. It opens on "Overview".
2. Read the "Stage" bar. It shows the time spent in each stage. A stage marked "auto" is one {{brand}} moves the card through from facts.
3. Read "Next step". It says the one thing to do, or who the card waits for, such as "Waiting for a person" or "Waiting for the checks".
4. Press the button in the box when you are the one who acts, for example "Approve design" or "Choose builders and approve".
5. Read "The numbers" for tasks done, checks passed, pull requests, time tracked, AI tokens, estimated cost and lead time.

Result: you know the stage, the next step and the cost without opening another tab.

The tabs

What the status words mean

Good to know

• A card moved past a check by a person carries "Moved without proof" and the reason. See /help/boards/test-and-ready.
• A guest sees Overview and Activity only, with no "Used".
• Cost is an estimate from a price list, never a bill.
• When the design or the plan changes after approval, "Review the impact" shows what the change touches before the plan updates.

If something goes wrong

• "This board does not run the product flow" - the board's manager has to turn it on. See /help/boards/start-a-product-board.
• "Connect a design first" - the board has no design connected. A manager connects one in "Board settings".

Related

• /help/boards/start-a-product-board
• /help/boards/design-a-feature
• /help/boards/test-and-ready
• /help/boards/work-item-detail