Mingle...
Using Mingle for...

Mingle Resources

Other Products

Collaborative testing for agile projects - Twist from ThoughtWorks

Release management & continuous integration for agile projects - Cruise from ThoughtWorks

Whats New in Mingle 2.0

Mingle 2.0, a major new release, raises the bar on global collaboration and management of complex projects.

Introducing Card Trees: Branch Out. Drill Down. Roll Up.

Use this groundbreaking new feature to get a broad, overall view of the project ("The Forest"), and also dive down into details when necessary. Visually demonstrate to team members how requirements are structured and decomposed, and handle complex projects easily.

Video: Mingle 2.0 Card Trees | Blog Post: "Forest for the Trees" | What's New in Mingle 2.0 (PDF)



Top 10 New Features in Mingle 2.0:

Project Planning and Collaboration:

  1. Get the complete card and task hierarchy of the entire project, at a single glance, with Card TreesTM. Break down your most complex features into their component stories.

    Card Trees
    Task relationships at a glance. Video: Mingle 2.0 Card Trees

  2. Maintain hierarchical relationships between all card types including stories, defects and tasks with Parent-Child Card Relationships Using Card Trees. Access these relationships as properties in cards, filters and reports.
  3. Create custom status reports for iterations and releases. Define what is special about your planning periods and use cards to create living, breathing status reports for all of the work they represent.

Metrics and Management:

  1. Use Formula Properties to define metrics on your cards, which are immediately updated when any of their components change.
  2. Use Mingle 2.0's Aggregate Properties to determine roll-up metrics based on hierarchies. Make quick decisions with immediate access to high level overviews.

    Mingle Aggregate Property
    Aggregates to roll up metrics. Video: Card Trees

  3. Report across multiple projects that you manage. Get real-time visibility at any level of detail (program, project, requirement or even team member). No more juggling spreadsheets while working on multiple projects.

    Mingle burn down charts
    Complete and accurate picture on project progress in real time

    • Create a burn-down chart across an entire program of work, using data from multiple projects.

Team Productivity and Workflow:

  1. Tune your project and process to your team’s rhythm. With Custom Card Layouts you can arrange the layout of properties according to an order that is most suited to your team’s requirements.
  2. Utilize Mingle 2.0’s improved page management tools and toolbars that make navigating your team’s project wiki, a snap.

    Mingle Wiki Edit
    Quick access to crucial project information

    • Allow content stored on Wiki pages like status reports and project contact lists to be accessible via tabs.
    • Insert dashboard panels, charts and formulas with a single click.

Easy Integration with your Existing Infrastructure:

  1. Mingle 2.0 also introduces APIs and provides plug-ins and tools to integrate Mingle with your existing systems with minimal effort. Leverage RESTful API to interact with Mingle over the web and integrate data housed in Mingle with other applications.
  2. Write your own plug-in to integrate your favorite SCMs with Mingle and utilize its source browsing and indexing functionality.

Mingle 2.0.1: Perforce integration

Mingle 2.0.1 features a new plugin that enables enterprises to integrate Mingle with PerforceTM, a leading Source Control Management System. In addition to Perforce, Mingle continues to integrate with Subversion.Track code revisions and link them to specific software requirements or defects. Comply with key regulatory requirements and see the implementation and revision history of a story card directly in Mingle.

Mingle 2.0.1: Other Highlights:
  • Single sign-on support for JA-SIG Central Authentication Service
  • REST APIs can now be used to query a Mingle instance for all projects on it
  • Mingle now comes with all the help documentation packaged, for times when you don't have access to online help
  • Enhanced usability for Card Trees™ to see "the forest" and dive down into details of complex projects
Release Notes for Mingle 2.0.1
Bookmark and Share

Products  |  Customers  |  Contact Us
Copyright 2008 ThoughtWorks, Inc.