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Release date

Our team is thrilled to announce the latest release of BigPicture!


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New

New Resources module

To access grouping, click the Try out new features (beta) button at the top. You can switch between the views at any time.

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Skills and Projects swimlanes added

In the new version of the Resources module, you can display swimlanes based on Skills and Projects.

The new view lets you organize data into the following swimlanes:

  • Individuals

  • Teams

  • Projects

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  • Skills

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Swimlnane two-level grouping is available in the new resources module

The new grouping mechanism allows for a two-level grouping of tasks and provides better insight into your portfolio. Now, you can easily track things like capacity and workload across projects and teams.

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Workload, capacity, and utilization - tile coloring in the new Resources module

When you switch to a new view of the Resources module, new coloring is introduced to help you better track the over and under-allocation of the resources.

Swimlane

Coloring rules

Individuals

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Projects

Skills

Teams

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Usability improvements - new Resources module

  • Snipe to a search result task

  • Task dates visible during resizing

  • Tooltips added for clarity

  • Grid cells show units (hours, man-days, percentage, story points)

  • Jump to the nearest task in a swimlane

  • Custom task colors are available

Enhancements

Portfolio

Gantt module is available in portfolio boxes

Screenshot of the Gantt module in a portfolio box.

Find the perfect match

The number of listed proposed matches has been expanded to include results

In the pop-up, you can see:

  • All the relevant users who match more than 0% (sorted from the best match to the worst). The list can be scrolled

  • % of their matching according to the algorithm

  • All the skills they currently have

  • Available capacity

The algorithm itself didn’t change.

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  • Explore exciting features, pricing updates, reviews, and more on the Marketplace.

  • Stuck with something? Raise a ticket with our support team.

  • Do you love using our app? Let us know what you think here.

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A heartfelt thank you to our valued customers! Your incredible support and feedback inspire us to improve our apps and products continually. You are the driving force behind why we create software. We appreciate your trust in BigPicture!

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Highlights

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New view of the Resources module

  • Skills swimlane is available

  • Projects swimlane is available

  • Two-level swimlane grouping has been added

  • New utilization (workload vs. capacity) coloring rules

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      • Gantt module is available in portfolio boxes

      • Find the perfect match shows the full list of results (instead of top 5) with additional details regarding matches