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Planningboard conceptual map: a board containing swimlanes A, B, and C, each holding cards (Plans and work items) and a capacity bar showing effort versus available capacity

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Board structure and Plans

Introduction to Planningboard — What the board is, how it fits into Polarion, and the relationship between Plans and the board view. Board Structure — The anatomy of the board: swimlanes, cards, columns, and how work items and Plans appear on the board surface. Plans Modes — How the board selects and displays Plans using a Plan query, and the different modes in which Plans can be presented.

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Swimlanes

Swimlane Assignment Modes — The available swimlane assignment types that control how work items are grouped into swimlane rows.

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Capacity

Capacity Tracking — How the capacity bar reflects effort against available capacity per swimlane, and how the board surfaces overloaded and underloaded swimlanes. Normalization — How capacity normalization adjusts effort values so that swimlanes with different team sizes or sprint lengths can be compared consistently. Department-Level Capacity — How a team assignment that names a department rather than a person contributes to team capacity, and why a team total can exceed the sum of its per-user rows.

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Planning workflows

Prioritization — How the board’s ordering mechanism controls the priority of work items within and across swimlanes. Dependencies and Links — How work-item link roles surface as dependency indicators on cards. SAFe Integration — How Planningboard supports Scaled Agile Framework planning structures within Polarion. Teams Service — How the Teams Service provides team membership and capacity data consumed by the board.
If you are new to Planningboard, read Introduction to Planningboard first, then Board Structure. For capacity planning, continue with Capacity Tracking and Normalization.