Team leads and team members can use iteration plans to manage their
work items that are planned for completion during the iteration. As work items
are created, they are assigned to a category. A team lead later assigns the
work item to an iteration. Iteration plans are associated with a team area.
Because categories are also associated with a team, Jazz™ displays work items in the responsible
team's iteration plan based on the work item's category and planned iteration
settings.
Before beginning work on an iteration plan, define the iterations, team areas, and work item categories for your project.
The following figure outlines the relationship of how categories, team areas, and iteration schedules help assign work items to the proper team and iteration plan. With these relationships, team members can view and manage work items for all iterations within their corresponding iteration plans. The steps for creating and using an iteration plan are presented in the topics in this section of the help.
Figure 1. Work item categories and iteration schedules drive team assignments
