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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.
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 NEW
Skills NEW
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.
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 |
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Individuals |  |
Projects | |
Skills | |
Teams |  |
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
Scheduling mode
“Auto-basic” scheduling mode introduced
Tasks in the “auto-basic” mode respond to:
days off
dependencies
react to the influence of its parent (top-down)
move with its parent (when the parent is moved)
Auto basic will not: (as opposed to “Auto bottom-up” mode)
move tasks beneath it (its children)
extend itself to its children's dates
Enhancements
Portfolio
Gantt and Scope modules are available in portfolio boxes
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.
Dependencies
ASAP mode is disabled by default
When creating a dependency, the non-ASAP mode is the default.
A Jira admin can change settings.
Questions and feedback
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Credits
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!