Scenarios in Join

Explore potential paths forward for a project with the use of Scenarios. Once you select the desired Scenario, apply the changes to your project.

Scenarios

Scenarios allow you to model and present potential outcomes with Status changes to existing Items or new Items specific to a Scenario. This allows you to display a "What if situation" without impacting the Cost Trendline or the Item's change history. The net impact of a scenario is presented by the Scenario Changes along with the new Accepted Changes value and Projected Running Total. These can be compared to the Current Base Milestone and other Scenarios. 

Creating a Scenario

1. Navigate to the Scenarios tab
2. Click the + Create a new Scenario button
3. Select either Start with a blank scenario (where you'll drag over the Items you want to include) or Copy items from base milestone (for the full list of Items as they currently sit in the project)
4. Enter a name and description for the Scenario

Creating a Scenario Item

After creating a Scenario, you can create new Items that only affect that Scenario. Click the + Create New Item in Scenario button at the bottom of the Scenario and create the Item the same way you would in your main project. New Scenario Items can be identified by the New tag to the left of the Item.

Presenting a Scenario

When ready to present scenarios to the team, select the Presentation view at the top of the Scenarios page.  

This view will focus on the changes made in each scenario for an easier comparison. You can turn off the Base Milestone to directly compare two potential paths forward or have multiple scenarios open to compare.

Sharing a Scenario

When creating a new Scenario, it is private to yourself (lock icon). To collaborate with others on your Scenario, you can choose who you'd like to share it with (teammates icon). Share a Scenario by following these steps:

1. Click the Share button at the top of a Scenario in the Workspace view
2. Click the check box next to each teammate you want to share the Item with
3. Click the Share button at the bottom right. The Scenario will now be visible and editable to the selected teammates on their Scenarios tab.
   

Applying a Scenario

When you are done creating and evaluating your Scenarios, you can apply the Scenario to your project by clicking the Apply button at the bottom of the chosen Scenario. Applying a Scenario will make the following changes:

1. Change the Item status of all Items in that Scenario (if changes were made)
2. Adjust the Accepted Changes and Running Total values on the project based on the values of the Accepted Items
3. Publish the newly created Scenario Items
4. Update the Item change history for all affected Items