New Clarity Rally Integration, Improved Timeline & Roadmaps views and multiple customer requested enhancements.
As part of our ongoing partnership with Broadcom we are pleased to announce that Clarity PPM 15.9.2 is now available for on-premise and SaaS customers.
This release continues to build on the value we believe Clarity can add for our customers, some of the enhancements we are most excited about are:
New Clarity Rally Integration
Organizations can use the new and improved Clarity-Rally integration to ensure data flows seamlessly between the two applications. The new and improved Clarity-Rally integration is: Easily extensible and configurable, Simple to maintain and Validated and Supported by Broadcom.
Using Mixed Bookings on the Staffing Page
Clarity now supports mixed booking in the Staffing Workspace. Allowing team member to be mixed booked when the planned allocation and hard allocation are not equal, increasing the flexibility between PMs and RMs supported by the system.
New Timeline Layout for the Tasks Module
You can use the new and enhanced Timeline layout to create and manage tasks. The Timeline layout is divided into a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) on the left and a task timeline on the right. Both the WBS and the task timeline show you all the sub-level tasks associated with the selected project/investment item. Some key enhancements made to the timeline are the ability to add columns to the WBS view and improvements to the summary bars to shade them based on the completion of tasks associated with it.
Enhancements to Roadmaps
The Roadmaps functionality has been enhanced to leverage the Board, Grid, and Timeline layouts utilised throughout Clarity. Roadmaps leverage the Clarity common grid to ensure you can use functionality like filter, search, saved views and the timeline view layout now includes the details panel which allows you to easily edit roadmap items.
Expanding the Capability of To Do’s
Clarity allows you to create to-do items for a phase, a milestone, for a task to break down the work into smaller activities. The new To Dos page displays all the To Dos assigned to you across various investment types in Clarity.
Introducing Pages
Administrators can now define a collection of pages in Clarity. It provides a single place to access desired Clarity or external application pages without being inside an object instance. This allows customers to leverage the Channel functionality outside the object instance. Administrators can define blueprints for pages.
Various quality-of-life and Customer Requested improvements
Other improvements include Risks Issues and Changes Modules Available for All Investments, New Scrolling Widget and Enhanced Options for Viewing Totals, Inactive Departments Hidden from OBS and Department Lookups, Links Module Available for Ideas and Delete Permissions Separated from Edit Permissions.
If you are an on-premise customer, you can download your copy of Clarity Release 15.9.2 online at Broadcom Support where you can also utilise Broadcom’s case management system. To install your product, follow the installation procedures for your product at Tech Docs.
If you are a SaaS customer, your environment will be automatically upgraded to the new release at a scheduled time following the 15.9.2 GA release date. Customers can expect a follow up communication with additional details related to automatic upgrades. If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact us or Broadcom Support directly.
If you’re looking for help or best practice advice on how to get the most out of your existing environment or the best ways to leverage these exciting new features, Ignite Technology as a Tier 1 Clarity partner for Broadcom who have been delivering successful implementations globally for over 15 years are here to help.
Please visit our Clarity page or contact us for more information.