-Insight - GMAU is steadily rising with a known dip in August and Nov/Dec due to holidays.
[Monthly epic creation hit an all time high of +7100 in October](https://app.periscopedata.com/app/gitlab/602355/Portfolio-Management-G-SMAU-and-Feature-Success-Tracking?widget=9245316&udv=962108) and this was underscored
[Monthly epic creation hit an all time high of +8500 in December](https://app.periscopedata.com/app/gitlab/602355/Portfolio-Management-G-SMAU-and-Feature-Success-Tracking?widget=9245316&udv=962108) and this was underscored
by a [jump in epic creation by Ultimate and Premium self managed customers](https://app.periscopedata.com/app/gitlab/602355/Product-Planning-G-SMAU-and-Feature-Success-Tracking?widget=7941113&udv=0)
-Improvement - [Epic Swimlanes](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/3352) shipped in
13.6 and we feel they be a significant driver of MAU growth for Product Planning nearterm (n2m) - giving
visibility to the feature on boards and adding additional value to better visualize your in-flight issues
through swimlanes.
-Improvement - [Epic Boards](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2864) should continue the trend into the end of
FY21 by enabling Portfolio-level planning.
-Improvement - [Epic Boards](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2864) is planned to ship in 13.9 and should continue the trend into the end of FY21 by enabling Portfolio-level planning.
implementation:
status:Complete
reasons:
-Dashboarding - we've instrumented core metrics but are looking to expand the
MAU definition to include all epic usage, not just creation, for a more accurate
-2020-12 update - we are continuing to identify the [additional instrumentation](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/292253) needed to accomplish this.
-2021-01 update - Similar to the Project Planning team, we have identified the [additional instrumentation](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/292253) needed to accomplish this a GMAU that includes all interactions with epics.