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# Planning hierarchies **(FREE)**
# Planning hierarchies **(PREMIUM)**
Planning hierarchies are an integral part of breaking down your work in GitLab.
To understand how you can use epics and issues together in hierarchies, remember the following:
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portfolio management, see
[How to use GitLab for Agile portfolio planning and project management](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/11/11/gitlab-for-agile-portfolio-planning-project-management/).
## View planning hierarchies
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340844/) in GitLab 14.8.
To view the planning hierarchy in a project:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Projects** and find your project.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Project information > Planning hierarchy**.
Under **Current structure**, you can see a hierarchy diagram that matches your current planning hierarchy.
The work items outside your subscription plan show up below **Unavailable structure**.