Release notes for BigPicture - Cloud

Title	Release date	Highlights

Title	Release date	Highlights
BigPicture 09 Apr 2026	Apr 9, 2026	new The Objectives module has been renamed to the Goals module. enhancements If a resource has multiple skills assigned, the app doesn’t assume equal distribution of capacity across those skills. New navigation - when filtering for favorite boxes, the greyed-out parent is visible in the box tree. When additional fields are required to change the task status, the task details window opens
BigPicture 16 Mar 2026	Mar 16, 2026	NEW Multi-team planning (BigPicture field) - you can now assign multiple teams to tasks to perform long-term planning and estimate the needed team effort. Use the resources panel to see the workload estimation calculations. ENHANCEMENTS New homepage - the home box is pinned to the Recent section to ensure it is always on hand. New navigation - reports module layout changes.
BigPicture 2 Mar 2026	Mar 2, 2026	NEW We’ve redesigned BigPicture navigation to give you a smoother experience and better access to what matters most.
BigPicture 16 Feb 2026	Feb 16, 2026	ENHANCEMENTS Fix versions can be used to sychronize scope of timeboxes (such as Iterations and Program Increments). The buttons for switching between the new and old homepages have been removed. The new feedback button has been added to all the modules.
BigPicture 29 Jan 2026	Jan 29, 2026	NEW Bulk convert basic tasks into Jira work items. ENHANCEMENTS Reorder shortcuts on the new homepage using drag-and-drop.
BigPicture 29 Dec 2025	Dec 29, 2025	NEW On the new homepage, you can filter the list of boxes by your favourites and boxes assigned to you. On the new homepage, you can customize the quick links section. On the new homepage, you can customize the layout. Display only the sections you want to see. ENHANCEMENTS Use the custom filters to filter by a component field. Filter for empty values of numeric and date fields. When effort is expressed as a percentage, the infinity symbol on a red background indicates that even though capacity is zero, the workload is nonzero.
BigPicture 08 Dec 2025	Dec 8, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS You can narrow down a box scope using Jira labels. Link-based builders allow for a more flexible multi-level task tree User interface changes.
BigPicture 17 Nov 2025	Nov 17, 2025	MINOR CHANGES In this release, changes were made to BigPicture’s infrastructure to support future enhancements.
BigPicture 03 Nov 2025	Nov 3, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS A shareable link is valid for 360 days after its last use. The task details window has been updated.
BigPicture 20 Oct 2025	Oct 20, 2025	NEW Cloning tasks now supports cloning Jira epics. ENHANCEMENTS Resources panel in Gantt - track team workload in hours, man-days, percent, or story points, with new quarterly, yearly, and timebox aggregations. Improved individual capacity calculation when grouping by "Individuals then Projects" in the Resources module.
BigPicture 01 Oct 2025	Oct 1, 2025	MINOR CHANGES In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate’s infrastructure to support future enhancements.
BigPicture 16 Sept 2025	Sep 16, 2025	NEW ROLLING OUT Get quick help and guidance while working using the new AI Agent. Create notes for Jira work items, BigPicture boxes, and basic tasks. Display the Priority icon on the left side next to the taskbar on the Gantt timeline.
BigPicture 01 Sept 2025	Sep 1, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS Expand and collapse sub-tasks on the task timeline. Right-click on the Gantt timeline to open the task details window for a task without dates. An editable built-in Priority field has been added.
BigPicture 14 Jul 2025	Jul 14, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS Convert existing timeboxes into a Global Timebox Schedule. Preview the timebox schedule before creating a box. Convert local teams to global when converting boxes to a new timebox schedule.
BigPicture 28 Jul 2025	Jul 14, 2025	NEW New BigPicture homepage is available. ENHANCEMENTS Skill field is copied during scope cloning. An editable built-in “Sprint” field has been added.
BigPicture 30 June 2025	Jun 30, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS Click the period on the timeline to automatically change the time range of the Resources module grid.
BigPicture 05 June 2025	Jun 6, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS Use the custom filters panel to filter by a Jira label field. Adjust the view of the resources module to show vertical grid lines. Check the timebox dates directly in the Board module.
BigPicture 20 May 2025	May 20, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS You can use existing sprints to generate a timebox schedule. Shortcuts to quick filters can be added to your screen. The custom filters panel can be used to filter by skills, issue type, and priority. Information about when the resource was archived is accessible on the resource page.
BigPicture 29 Apr 2025	Apr 29, 2025	NEW Global timebox schedule lets you define and apply a reusable timebox hierarchy, helping teams stay aligned and reduce manual setup. 7pace Timetracker for Jira integration offers detailed visibility into effort distribution and helps align time tracking with resource planning. With new swimlane filters in the Resources module, you can filter by Individuals, Teams, Projects, Skills, Workload and capacity. ENHANCEMENTS Filter by empty values in the custom filter panel.
BigPicture 31 Mar 2025	Mar 31, 2025	NEW User absences can be automatically pulled from Workday (BigPicture Enterprise only) ENHANCEMENTS When task grouping is turned on, the same task can be listed in multiple groups. It applies to fields that hold multiple values for the same task. In the task Custom filters panel, you can specifically search for tasks for which a given field is empty (for example, there is no assignee). The task Custom filters panel is available in all modules focused on tasks (Gantt, Scope, Board, Resources, Calendar, Risks) The built-in field color has been renamed manual color.
BigPicture 18 Mar 2025	Mar 18, 2025	ENHANCEMENTS Resources module (new view improvements) When you select man-days as a unit in the effort mode settings, the workload is also expressed in man-days in the details dialog. In project swimlanes, the status of each box is displayed underneath the box icon. Skills can be displayed under the resource name in the Individuals swimlane. The box name is visible in a tooltip in the task details dialog. To see the tooltip, hold the pointer over the box ID. You can adjust the view settings to hide or display a task key.
BigPicture 03 Mar 2025	Mar 3, 2025	NEW The new filters panel allows you to build queries using both built-in and Jira fields. The search is run for all task types (including basic tasks, Trello tasks, and additional tasks based on sprints, versions etc.) ENHANCEMENTS Team code can contain a space between words. Data residency change is available without BigPicture Enterprise. Users can be automatically archived and restored.
BigPicture 12 Feb 2025	Feb 12, 2025	MINOR CHANGES Structure builders configuration: the save button is pinned to the bottom of the configuration screen and always remains visible.
BigPicture 27 Jan 2025	Jan 27, 2025	NEW BigPicture teams can be based on Jira Teams.
BigPicture 09 Jan 2025	Jan 9, 2025	MINOR CHANGES In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate's infrastructure to support future enhancements.
BigPicture 16 Dec 2024	Dec 16, 2024	ENHANCEMENTS The new view of the Resources module is the default DEPRECIATED It is no longer possible to filter the backlog of tasks by missing skills (in the New Resources module)
BigPicture 27 Nov 2024	Nov 27, 2024	NEW Expand tasks to the 1st or 2nd level of the task structure. Select a parent task and its children in the Gantt module.
BigPicture 14 Nov 2024	Nov 14, 2024	NEW Filter by panel lets you filter tasks by built-in fields without using JQL. A Jira administrator can disable the onboarding survey. ENHANCEMENTS Inline editing is activated with a single click. Portfolio boxes support the use of critical path.
BigPicture 17 Oct 2024	Oct 17, 2024	NEW New Resources module (beta): Yearly timeline view Today’s date marker Restore Jira tasks order (Gantt and Scope modules) Multi-select users and groups on the Security page ENHANCEMENTS Gantt & Board modules: Redesigned Dependencies section in the Infobar Filter dependencies based on swimlanes (Board module) PARTIAL RELEASE Inline edit fields with just one click
BigPicture 26 Sep 2024	Sep 26, 2024	NEW The “Unscheduled Tasks” side panel has been redesigned and renamed “Backlog” (New Resources module beta only) ENHANCEMENTS Tasks are moved when absences are added/removed from the assignee.
BigPicture 10 Sep 2024	Sep 10, 2024	NEW Improvements to the Share view functionality.

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Release notes for BigPicture - Cloud