Introduction to Jira Capacity Planner
Managing a team's workload is one of the biggest challenges in project management. The balance between meeting deadlines and ensuring team well-being is delicate, and without the right tools, it's easy to fall into overallocation, burnout, and delays.
Jira Capacity Planner is the integrated solution in Jira that gives you back control over your organization's capacity planning.
This version introduces significant improvements in flexibility and visibility:
- Dashboard Gadget: Visualize your team's capacity directly on a Jira dashboard.
- Partial Absences: Record absences by the hour, not just full days.
- Flexible Work Profiles: Create multiple work profiles for different work schedules and assign them to your teams.
- Team Filters with JQL: Refine capacity calculations using a JQL query in the team settings.
- New Date Filters: Analyze custom time periods with a date range selector.
- Export to CSV: Export the current planner view to a CSV file.
What can you achieve with Capacity Planner?​
This plugin transforms the way you visualize and manage your team's time, allowing you to shift from reactive planning to a proactive strategy.
Jira Capacity Planner is designed for Project Managers, Team Leaders, Department Heads, and anyone responsible for resource allocation and short- and long-term planning.
Key Benefits​
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Complete and Centralized Visibility: Forget about spreadsheets. Get a clear, real-time view of your team's availability directly in Jira.
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Proactive Planning: Anticipate bottlenecks and overload before they occur with visual load indicators.
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Data-Driven Decision Making: Assign work with the certainty of knowing who really has time to take it on.
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Flexible Configuration Adapted to Your Organization: Accurately model your company's structure, with work profiles, holiday calendars, and multidisciplinary teams.
Welcome to a smarter, more humane way to plan your team's work.