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Strategic Themes for Portfolio & Business Alignment

Kendis helps you bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and day-to-day delivery—without strategic planning templates, spreadsheets, manual updates, or silos.
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Visualize Strategy Across Departments with Org Views
Use the Org Structure View to reflect your company’s real-world hierarchy—business units, departments, ARTs, and teams. Create Strategic Themes at any level, and connect them to the groups actually driving the work.
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Connect Strategic Themes to Real Progress
Link to Collections
Link themes to one or multiple Collections (departments, trains, or teams)

Define Objectives
Teams define Objectives under each theme, tied to actual deliverables

Track Progress
Progress is automatically calculated based on task and feature completion

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Automatic Progress Tracking
Kendis automatically updates Strategic Theme progress based on:

Status of Objectives
Track real-time progress on team objectives

Key Result Achievements
Measure business plan success using KPIs and OKRs

Check-ins and Dashboard
Use built-in dashboards for OKR tracking across departments

Task Completion
Link individual tasks to broader goals in project planning


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Whether you’re managing a digital transformation or aligning release trains to corporate goals, Kendis gives you the visibility you need—with the structure your teams already use.
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Frequently
Asked Questions
Can I assign a Strategic Theme to multiple teams or departments? −
Yes. Strategic Themes (usually tracked as Objectives and Key Results/OKRs in Kendis) can be associated with multiple teams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), departments, or collections. This ensures all relevant parts of the organization are aligned with the same high-level business goals.

How is progress calculated for Strategic Themes in Kendis? +
Progress is calculated in real-time by automatically aggregating the status of the linked Features and Stories (work items) that contribute to the Objective. Calculation can be based on the completion status of linked items, total Story Points completed, or by reaching defined Key Result targets.

What types of dashboards and tracking are available in Kendis? +
Kendis offers a range of visual tracking tools, including:

  • Program Boards and Solution Boards
  • Customizable Org View Dashboards (for cross-ART/Portfolio views)
  • Roadmaps (Timeline/Gantt views)
  • Smart Reports (for progress, scope change, and dependency updates)
  • Specific tracking for Dependencies, Risks, and Objectives/OKRs.

How does Kendis help track outcomes across different business units? +
Kendis tracks outcomes across business units by:

Linking high-level Strategic Themes/OKRs to execution across various boards. Using Org View Dashboards to consolidate progress, risks, and metrics from different ARTs, products, or departments into a single view. And ensuring all work is traced from the Portfolio level down to team execution.