Demand planning item form
Learn about the fields of the demand form. Use this form to create or edit the details of a planning item of the type Demand in Strategic Planning.
These fields are displayed on the full details page of the planning item.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Brief description of the planning item. |
| Description | Detailed information of the planning item. You can refine demand description using the Write planning item skill, if the Now Assist for SPM application is installed. |
| State | Current working state of the planning item. |
| Owner | User assigned to this planning item. |
| Planning state | State of the planning item in the Strategic Planning Backlog. |
| Category | Category of this planning item. Choose from Strategic or Operational. |
| MoSCoW | Priority of this planning item based on its importance. The available options are:
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| Portfolio | Portfolio that this planning item is associated to. |
| Program | Program that this planning item is associated to. |
| Product | Product that this planning item is associated to. |
| Strategic program | Strategic program that this planning item is associated to. |
| Primary goal | Goal that is associated with this planning item as the primary goal. |
| Product enhancement | Product enhancement that this planning item is associated to. |
| Primary target | Target that is associated with this planning item as the primary target. |
| Work notes | Notes to capture the updates and discussions on the planning item as the work progresses. |
| Strategic priority | Strategic priority that this planning item is associated to. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Approved start date | Approved start date for this planning item. |
| Approved end date | Approved end date for this planning item. |
| Planned start date | Date on which the work for this planning item is planned to start. This value is copied from the Approved start date field. |
| Planned end date | Date on which the work for this planning item is planned to be complete. This value is copied from the Approved end date field. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Investment class | Choose from Run and Change |
| Investment type | Type of investment this planning item comes under. For example, if completing work on this item improves the user experience for your product, select End User Experience. |
| Priority | Priority of this planning item. |
| Business application | Business application that this planning item is related to. |
| Other impacted business applications | Business applications that this planning item has an impact on. |
| Business capabilities | Business capabilities of this planning item. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Business case | Business case to invest in this planning item. |
| Risk of performing | Risks to the business if work on this planning item is completed. |
| Risk of not performing | Risks to the business if work on this planning item isn’t completed. |
| Enablers | Enablers for this demand. |
| Barriers | Blockers, if any, for this planning item. |
| In scope | Defined criteria for this planning item. |
| Out of scope | Clearly defined criteria that is not necessary for this planning item. |
| Assumptions | Assumptions, if any, to work on this planning item. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Planned cost | Planned cost to take up this planning item. |
| Planned capEx | Planned capital expenditure for this planning item. |
| Planned opEx | Planned operational expenditure for this planning item. |
| Planned ROI | Planned return of investment for this planning item. |
| Financial return | Financial return on this planning item. |
| Planned benefit | Planned benefit from this planning item. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Impact | Impact that this planning item has on the business. |
| Risk | Numerical value for the risk associated with this planning item. |
| Value | Numerical value for the value obtained with this planning item. |
| Score | Score of the planning item. |