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# Planning hierarchies **(FREE)**
# Planning hierarchies **(PREMIUM)**
Planning hierarchies are an integral part of breaking down your work in GitLab.
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:
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/).
[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
## Hierarchies with epics
> [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**.