Meet the new BigPicture navigation
A faster, smarter, and more intuitive way to work is here. We’ve redesigned BigPicture navigation to give you a smoother experience and better access to what matters most.
→ Discover what’s new, explore key improvements, and review feature name updates on the New navigation page.
→ The rollout will happen gradually, and the previous navigation will be retired in September 2026.
About the effort modes
Effort modes in BigPicture determine the source of data used to calculate resource workload distribution. They let you estimate tasks and track the time your team members spend on them in three different ways:
Original estimate mode: it shows the planned workload versus the resource capacity.
Remaining Estimate mode: it shows resource workload history (Spent time) and the remaining workload versus the resource capacity.
Story Points mode: it shows the planned workload versus the resource capacity expressed in story points.
The effort mode can be expressed in the following units:
Hours
Man-days
Percent
Story points
Note that not all units are available in every effort mode.
Effort mode | Unit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hours | Man-days | Percent | Story points | |
Original Estimate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Remaining Estimate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Story Points | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Access the effort modes and units
You can find the effort mode and unit from the dropdown menu under the button with the “speedometer” icon on it.
