What is a Project?
A project is a strategic container that groups related capabilities. It represents an initiative, a product, or a long-term development direction.
Examples of projects:
- “Mobile app v2”
- “Billing engine overhaul”
- “Third-party integrations”
Hierarchy in Sinra
Project
└── Capabilities (concrete features)
└── Issues (implementation tasks)
A project can contain capabilities assigned to different releases. It provides a cross-cutting view of an initiative’s progress, independent of sprint planning.
Creating a Project
- Go to Projects
- Click New Project
- Set the name and description
- Add existing capabilities or create new ones from the project
Project View
The project detail view shows:
- All linked capabilities with their status
- Number of open issues per capability
- Target release for each capability
This gives an immediate read on the progress of an entire initiative without having to browse individual releases or cycles.
Projects vs Releases
These two concepts are complementary, not interchangeable:
| Project | Release | |
|---|---|---|
| Answers | What are we working on? | When are we delivering? |
| Duration | Long-term, open-ended | Time-bounded |
| Contains | Capabilities | Capabilities + Issues |
| Axis | Strategic | Operational |
A single project can contribute to multiple successive releases. A release can include capabilities from several different projects.
Best Practices
Create one project per initiative or major functional domain. Avoid projects that are too broad (“The entire product”) or too granular (“Sprint 12”). A good project fits in one sentence: what it aims for, not how it does it.