Cross-Project Work Coordination | Unified Views
Manage work spanning multiple projects with cross-project views, shared labels, and unified dashboards. GitScrum tracks dependencies across your organization.
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Modern organizations often have work that spans multiple projects—shared infrastructure, cross-product features, or organization-wide initiatives. GitScrum provides tools to coordinate this work without losing the benefits of project-level organization.
Multi-Project Challenges
| Challenge | Impact | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Siloed visibility | Missed dependencies | Cross-project views |
| Different labels | Can't filter across | Org-wide labels |
| No unified view | Executives can't see big picture | Org dashboards |
| Hidden blockers | Delayed discovery | Dependency tracking |
| Resource conflicts | Overallocation | Unified planning |
Organization Structure
Project Hierarchy
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
══════════════════════
ORGANIZATION: Acme Corp
│
├── 📁 Product Development
│ ├── Website Platform
│ ├── Mobile App
│ ├── API Platform
│ └── Shared Infrastructure
│
├── 📁 Client Projects
│ ├── Client: Alpha Corp
│ ├── Client: Beta Inc
│ └── Client: Gamma Ltd
│
├── 📁 Internal
│ ├── Internal Tools
│ ├── Security
│ └── Documentation
│
└── 📁 Initiatives
├── Q1 OKRs
├── Platform Migration
└── Design System
Cross-Project Relationships
CROSS-PROJECT WORK TYPES
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1. SHARED COMPONENT:
Infrastructure change affects multiple products
├── Task in: Shared Infrastructure
├── Blocked by: Website, Mobile, API projects
└── Label: shared-infra
2. FEATURE ROLLOUT:
Feature implemented across products
├── Parent: Initiatives project
├── Children: Website, Mobile, API projects
└── Label: feature-dark-mode
3. DEPENDENCY CHAIN:
Work flows between projects
├── Design project → Frontend project
├── Backend project → Frontend project
└── Label: q1-release
4. RESOURCE SHARING:
Person works across projects
├── Assigned in: Project A, B, C
└── View: My Work (all projects)
Cross-Project Views
Organization Dashboard
ORGANIZATION DASHBOARD
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ All Projects Overview │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ACTIVE WORK SUMMARY: │
│ ├── Total tasks: 342 │
│ ├── In Progress: 78 │
│ ├── Blocked: 12 ⚠ │
│ └── Completed this week: 45 │
│ │
│ BY PROJECT: │
│ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Project │ Active │ Blocked │ Velocity ││
│ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤│
│ │ Website Platform │ 24 │ 2 │ 52 pts/wk ││
│ │ Mobile App │ 18 │ 3 │ 38 pts/wk ││
│ │ API Platform │ 22 │ 1 │ 45 pts/wk ││
│ │ Alpha Corp │ 14 │ 6 │ 28 pts/wk ││
│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│ │
│ CROSS-PROJECT INITIATIVES: │
│ ├── Platform Migration: 45% complete │
│ ├── Design System: 72% complete │
│ └── Q1 OKRs: 60% complete │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Unified Search and Filters
CROSS-PROJECT FILTERING
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SEARCH: org:acme label:q1-release
FILTERS:
├── Scope: All projects
├── Labels: q1-release
├── Status: Not done
├── Assignee: Any
└── Due: Next 2 weeks
RESULTS:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Task │ Project │ Status │ Due │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Deploy auth v2 │ API │ Review │ Mar 15│
│ Update mobile auth │ Mobile │ WIP │ Mar 18│
│ Migrate web login │ Website │ WIP │ Mar 18│
│ Update docs │ Docs │ Todo │ Mar 20│
│ E2E auth tests │ QA │ Todo │ Mar 20│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
SAVE AS: "Q1 Release Auth Tasks"
Personal Multi-Project View
MY WORK (All Projects)
══════════════════════
Assigned to: @sarah
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TODAY │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ● Website: Implement search filter Due Today │
│ ● Mobile: Review auth PR #234 In Review │
│ ● API: Deploy payment service In Progress │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ THIS WEEK │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ○ Website: Add pagination Mar 18 │
│ ○ Alpha Corp: Client feedback review Mar 19 │
│ ○ Docs: Update API documentation Mar 20 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ BLOCKED │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ⚠ Mobile: Push notifications Waiting: Infra deploy │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Coordination Techniques
Shared Labels
ORGANIZATION-WIDE LABELS
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INITIATIVE LABELS:
├── initiative:platform-migration
├── initiative:design-system
├── initiative:q1-release
└── initiative:security-audit
PRIORITY LABELS:
├── priority:critical
├── priority:high
├── priority:medium
└── priority:low
CROSS-CUTTING LABELS:
├── affects:website
├── affects:mobile
├── affects:api
└── affects:all
USAGE:
Query: label:initiative:platform-migration
Result: All tasks across all projects for this initiative
Dependency Tracking
CROSS-PROJECT DEPENDENCIES
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TASK: Implement SSO (Mobile project)
├── Depends on:
│ ├── [API] SSO endpoint ready
│ ├── [Infra] Identity provider configured
│ └── [Design] SSO flow mockups
└── Blocks:
├── [Mobile] Enterprise onboarding
└── [QA] SSO test suite
DEPENDENCY VIEW:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Dependency Chain: Mobile SSO │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ [Design] [Infra] [API] │
│ SSO mockups IdP config SSO endpoint │
│ ✓ ⏳ ⏳ │
│ └──────────────┼─────────────────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ [Mobile] SSO │
│ ⏸ Blocked │
│ │ │
│ ┌────────────┴────────────┐ │
│ ▼ ▼ │
│ [Mobile] Onboarding [QA] SSO tests │
│ ⏸ Blocked ⏸ Blocked │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Initiative Tracking
INITIATIVE DASHBOARD
════════════════════
Initiative: Platform Migration
OVERVIEW:
├── Owner: CTO
├── Target: Q2 2024
├── Status: On Track
└── Progress: 45%
TASKS BY PROJECT:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Project │ Total │ Done │ In Progress │ Todo │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Shared Infra │ 15 │ 8 │ 4 │ 3 │
│ API Platform │ 22 │ 10 │ 5 │ 7 │
│ Website │ 18 │ 6 │ 3 │ 9 │
│ Mobile │ 12 │ 4 │ 2 │ 6 │
│ Documentation │ 8 │ 2 │ 1 │ 5 │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TOTAL │ 75 │ 30 │ 15 │ 30 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Best Practices
For Multi-Project Work
Anti-Patterns
MULTI-PROJECT MISTAKES:
✗ Different labels per project
✗ No cross-project visibility
✗ Siloed planning
✗ Hidden dependencies
✗ No initiative tracking
✗ Resource conflicts undetected
✗ Executives can't see rollup