- Shorter Loop Help Center
- Gettting Started
- Capabilites
- Beyond the Double Diamond: The Ultimate End-to-End Product Management Framework with Shorter Loop
- Discover
- How to start with Product Discovery?
- Product Vision
- How do I access the Product Vision Canvas in Shorter Loop?
- How do I create and manage personas directly from the Product Vision Canvas?
- What are the key components of an effective Product Vision Canvas?
- What are Connected Canvases and how do they work in Shorter Loop?
- How do I unlink target groups from personas, and what are the implications?
- How does the AI-powered content generation work in the Product Vision Canvas?
- How do I define the 'Product' section of the Product Vision Canvas?
- How do I set effective 'Business Objectives' in the Product Vision Canvas?
- How should I structure my Vision Statement for maximum impact?
- How do I collaborate effectively with my team using the Product Vision Canvas?
- How do I measure the success and impact of my Product Vision Canvas?
- How can I use colors to highlight and organize cards in the Product Vision Canvas?
- User Persona
- How do I access and navigate the User Persona Canvas in Shorter Loop?
- How do I create a new User Persona from scratch?
- How do I add and customize demographic fields for my persona?
- What is the recommended sequence for completing persona key elements?
- How do I create Value Propositions that address my persona's needs?
- How do I upload attachments and research files to generate automated insights?
- How do I share and export User Personas with my team?
- How to create strategic opportunities from my User Persona insights?
- How do I effectively name and organize User Personas?
- Business Model
- How do I access and start creating my Business Model Canvas in Shorter Loop?
- Can I collaborate with my team on the same Business Model Canvas?
- How does the Business Model Canvas integrate with other Shorter Loop discovery tools?
- What's the difference between the Canvas, Notes, and Experiments tabs in the Business Model section?
- How do I use the "+ ADD" buttons effectively to build comprehensive business model sections
- Can I export or share my Business Model Canvas with investors and stakeholders?
- How does Shorter Loop's Business Model Canvas help me identify new revenue opportunities?
- What makes Shorter Loop's Business Model Canvas different from free alternatives like Strategyzer?
- How do I connect my User Persona Canvas with the Business Model Canvas?
- Feedback Manager
- How do I access the Feedback Manager in Shorter Loop?
- What is Shorter Loop's Ideas & Issues system and how does it organize feedback?
- What does the main Feedback Manager dashboard show me?
- How do I turn ideas and issues into actionable work items?
- How do I disconnect or unlink work items from ideas?
- What information can I see in the work item quick view?
- How do I filter and sort ideas and issues?
- How do I create new ideas and issues?
- How does voting work in the Feedback Manager?
- What makes Shorter Loop's connected canvas approach unique?
- How do I manage categories and organize feedback effectively?
- What are Collections and how do they help organize feedback?
- How does AI-powered collection generation work?
- How do I create custom collections manually?
- What can I do within a collection page?
- How do I publish and manage collection visibility?
- How does the AI summarization feature work?
- How do I create opportunities from collection insights?
- How does the "Identify more opportunities" feature work?
- What types of opportunities does the AI identify?
- How do I convert AI-identified opportunities into actionable work item?
- How does opportunity status tracking work in Shorter Loop?
- How does the "Connect to work item" feature integrate with product backlogs?
- What makes Shorter Loop's opportunity identification unique?
- How do I manage settings for my Feedback Portal, including custom domains and categories?
- How do I control and customize the status of Ideas and Issues in Shorter Loop?
- How can I import existing feedback and invite users to the Feedback Portal?
- How do I manage and utilize User Segments in Shorter Loop?
- How to Integrate Slack with Shorter Loop?
- How do I manage my Shorter Loop profile, connect Slack, and view my voting activity?
- Strategize
- Objectives
- How do I define an experiment's hypothesis and success criteria?
- How do I set up and track Key Results (OKRs) for an Objective?
- How do I access the Product Strategy board to get started?
- How do I navigate between my Objectives, Opportunities, Solutions, and Experiments?
- What are the different ways I can view and edit the details of a strategic item?
- How do I create my first Objective?
- How do I set the strategic "Alignment" to show an Objective's priority?
- How do I assign Owners and Teams to ensure accountability?
- What are "Themes" and how can I use them to organize my strategy?
- How can I add attachments or web links for more context?
- How do I link an Opportunity to an Objective?
- How can I see all the work (Opportunities, Solutions, etc.) related to one Objective?
- What is the Opportunities Map and how do I use it to visualize my strategy?
- How can I view and manage all experiments related to an objective?
- How do I update the status of an experiment?
- How can I see key details like budget and due date on an experiment card?
- How can I visually track the progress of all work related to an Objective?
- How can my team collaborate and discuss a specific Objective?
- How can I use the "Notes" tab for documentation?
- How can I filter my Strategy Board to find specific items?
- How can I see the financial upside of an Opportunity?
- What do the "Spread" and "Intensity" metrics on an Opportunity mean?
- How do I share or delete a strategic item?
- How do I use Storymaps and connect my strategy to my roadmap?
- Objectives
- Product Integrations
- Jira
- Set up 2-way Jira Sync with Shorter Loop for Epics, Features, and Stories
- Why is Shorter Loop a more comprehensive product management solution than Jira?
- Can feedback be linked to the original Sprint ticket from which the idea was generated?
- Is there a way to bucketize items by status, like in progress, testing, etc.?
- How to reopen closed work items and tickets in Shorter Loop and Jira integration?
- If I have editor access in Shorter Loop but not in JIRA, can I still access or make changes in JIRA through Shorter Loop?
- If I have access to JIRA but not Shorter Loop, and make changes in JIRA, will it reflect in Shorter Loop?
- Shouldn't we categorize an issue into development only after linking it to JIRA?
- So, if we raise an issue in Shorter Loop, will it go and become a ticket in JIRA?
- Is it possible to see the Jira status of the work item in Shorter Loop?
- Does the change in status in Shorter Loop make the changes in Jira?
- How to fix Jira API token authentication issues in Shorter Loop integration?
- Does Shorter Loop provide nesting like Jira?
- Is there a visual way to see parent-child work items (like nesting in Jira) at once in Shorter Loop (like a board)?
- Does Shorter Loop provide freedom to create multiple levels of hierarchy (nesting) in Product Backlog?
- What’s the difference between nesting in Jira and Shorter Loop?
- What changes appear in Jira if you delete any work item from Shorter Loop’s Backlog?
- Using Shorter Loop
- How to Create a Strategy Board in Shorter Loop?
- How to Create a Roadmap in Shorter Loop?
- Does Shorter Loop Support Other weight-based prioritization methods, such as customizing the weights other than effort/value, spread intensity, RICE, etc.?
- Does Shorter Loop provide migration assistance?
- How to apply Filters on the Roadmap?
- How to Save or Share a Roadmap in one Click?
- How to Build a Product Backlog?
- Persona Canvas: Understand Your Target Users
- How to create a Prioritization Matrix? - Shorter Loop
- How to create a User Story Map? - Shorter Loop
- How to Create a Document in Shorter Loop? - Shorter Loop
- How to Collaborate on Digital Whiteboard?
- How to Use Idea Manager in an End-to-End Product Journey?
- How to view the version history?
- How to Share or Delete the particular Whiteboard?
- How to start with Product Discovery? - Shorter Loop
- Account Settings
- Billing & plan management
- How to Upgrade Your Trial to an Active Plan
- Can I change my subscription plan after the trial?
- What happens to my product discovery data during plan changes?
- How does seat billing work for teams?
- Can I pause my Shorter Loop subscription?
- What are the feature limits and restrictions for each plan?
- How to Upgrade to a Paid Plan? - Shorter Loop
- How to Upgrade to a Paid Plan?
- Profile Management
- Subscription
- How to access Subscription Settings in Shorter Loop dashboard?
- What information is displayed in the Subscription Summary section?
- How to add new products to your Shorter Loop subscription?
- How to manage users and assign roles in your Shorter Loop subscription?
- How to view and manage your subscription plan details?
- How to manage AI & Storage in your Shorter Loop subscription?
- What user roles are available in Shorter Loop and what are their permissions?
- How to change your subscription name and logo in Shorter Loop?
- What user roles are available in Shorter Loop and what are their permissions?
- How to update payment methods and view billing history in Shorter Loop?
- How to upgrade or downgrade your Shorter Loop subscription plan?
- How to remove or deactivate users from your Shorter Loop subscription?
- What happens when you reach your AI & Storage limit in Shorter Loop?
- What are the image requirements for profile photos in Subscription Settings?
- Product
- How to access Product Settings and manage product-specific configurations?
- What information is displayed in the Product Summary section?
- How to manage users and assign roles within a specific product?
- How does product-level AI & Storage management work compared to subscription-level?
- What happens when you invite new members to a product vs the subscription?
- Team
- How to access and navigate to team management in Shorter Loop?
- How to create and manage teams within a product?
- How to manage team members and assign roles within a specific team?
- How to invite new members to a team and manage bulk operations?
- How to delete teams and understand the impact on work items?
- User
- How to edit and update your user profile settings in Shorter Loop?
- How to change your email address in Shorter Loop account settings?
- What is the difference between Display Name and Full Name in Shorter Loop profile settings?
- How to change your password in Shorter Loop dashboard after login?
- How to upload and change your profile picture in Shorter Loop?
- Subscription
- Team Management
- Adding New Members to Your Shorter Loop
- What are the different user roles in Shorter Loop and what permissions does each role have?
- How do I invite new members to my Shorter Loop account?
- How do I change a team member's role or permissions?
- How do I add members to specific products in my subscription?
- How do I manage team members within a specific team?
- How do I view and manage all members in my account?
- What's the difference between subscription-level and product-level member access?
- How do I deactivate or reactivate team members?
- Can the same person have different roles in different products or teams?
- What happens when I invite someone who's already in my subscription to a new product or team?
- Can a subscription member be part of multiple Shorter Loop subscriptions?
What are the different user roles in Shorter Loop and what permissions does each role have?
| Role | Permissions | Best Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Super Admin | Complete subscription control, billing management, all product strategy access | Subscription owner, C-level executives |
| Product Admin | Manage assigned products, product discovery workflows, team assignments | Product managers, product owners |
| Team Admin | Manage specific teams, product metrics for assigned teams | Team leads, project managers |
| Editor | Edit content, contribute to product discovery, create experiments | Product analysts, designers, researchers |
| Viewer | Read-only access to assigned products and teams | Stakeholders, executives, external consultants |
Multi-Level Role Flexibility#
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