Aha! is a cloud-based product development software suite designed to help teams manage the entire lifecycle of product creation, from ideation to delivery.
An integration with Aha! enables seamless syncing of workspaces, features, epics, and initiatives to align product strategy with enterprise portfolio goals using OnePlan. This enhances cross-functional planning, improves visibility for stakeholders, and supports strategic decision-making through real-time data and scenario analysis.
Use Cases
The Aha! integration has the following most popular use cases:
Opportunity-Driven Project Initiation
- Use Case: Automatically initiate project proposals in OnePlan based on high-value opportunities in Aha!.
- Value: Ensures that strategic delivery planning begins as soon as a key opportunity is identified, reducing lead time between sales and execution.
Align Product Strategy with Portfolio Goals
- Use Case: A product team defines strategic initiatives in Aha! and wants to ensure they align with overall business goals managed in OnePlan.
- Value: Automatically syncing initiatives into OnePlan allows portfolio managers to see how product strategy contributes to broader corporate objectives, enabling better prioritization and investment decisions.
Enable Cross-Functional Planning Across Portfolios
- Use Case: Multiple teams use Aha! to manage their roadmaps, but strategic planning and resource allocation are done centrally in OnePlan.
- Value: Syncing epics and features from Aha! provides OnePlan with a consolidated view of all planned work, making it easier to allocate resources, balance workloads, and identify dependencies across teams.
Improve Visibility into Product Development Progress
- Use Case: Executives want to track the status of product features and epics as they move through development, without needing direct access to Aha!.
- Value: By syncing real-time updates from Aha! to OnePlan, stakeholders gain visibility into progress, risks, and delivery timelines within a single portfolio dashboard.
Drive Scenario Planning and What-If Analysis
- Use Case: Portfolio managers want to assess the impact of delaying or accelerating product features on strategic outcomes.
- Value: With synced features and epics, OnePlan can model various scenarios using real-time product data, helping leaders make informed trade-off decisions based on strategy, capacity, and timing.
Streamline Reporting and Executive Communication
- Use Case: Leadership requires consistent, high-level reporting across product and project portfolios.
- Value: Consolidating Aha! data in OnePlan standardizes reporting formats, enabling executive dashboards that clearly show how product work supports strategic initiatives, timelines, and KPIs.
Features
The Aha! integration supports the following features:
- Import workspaces from Aha! into OnePlan as plans.
- Import initiatives from Aha! into OnePlan as plans.
- Import features from Aha! into OnePlan as work items.
- Import epics from Aha! into OnePlan as plans or work items.
- Synchronize custom fields.
- Automatic data sync via scheduled jobs.
- Filter what data to sync.
- Choose from different OneConnect subscription levels to match your needs.
Setup Requirements
To set up the Aha! integration, you’ll need:
- A licensed Aha! user account for the integration.
- An API Key for API access.
Setup
To configure the integration, refer to the Aha! Integration Setup page.
Next Steps
After installing the integration:
- Configure field mappings and schedule sync jobs.
- Load data from Aha! into OnePlan.
- Build portfolios from the integrated plans.
Mind the Gap
Known limitations of the integration:
- New records cannot be created in Aha! from OnePlan.
- Delta syncs are not supported.