Release notes June 30, 2025

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.

Release notes June 30, 2025

 

Release dateJun 30, 2025

Our team is thrilled to announce the latest release of BigPicture Enterprise Cloud.


New

Financials module

Create custom expenses to track costs that aren’t associated with tasks

Custom expenses associated with a given box are listed in the work cost breakdown. They are also included in the cost distribution diagram and the total cost over time breakdown.

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Custom expenses are managed globally in BigPicture Administration.

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You can create the following types of custom expenses:

  • One-time costs (the toggle switch off).

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  • Recurring (toggle switch on): Recurring expenses can be automatically added at the start of each month, quarter, or year.

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Step-by-step:

To easily add the first custom expense:

  1. Click Manage. You are taken to the Financials tab in Administration.

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  2. Click Add new expense.

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  3. Fill out the expense information. Make sure to associate the cost with the correct box (the Initiative field).

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  4. Click Save. The new cost is visible on the list of all expenses.

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    It is also immediately visible in the associated box:

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Track costs on a timebox level

The Financials module is available in the lower-level timeboxes, such as Iterations.

Financials module - timeboxes.mp4

How does it work

  • A timebox uses the calculation settings (such as the hourly rate) of the parent.

  • The Financials module calculates costs for the tasks in a given timebox.

Note: Budget cannot be configured on a timebox level.

Enhancements

New view of the Resources module

Click the timeline to automatically adjust the time range of the grid

Click a time period to automatically set the displayed date range to a:

  • quarter

  • mondth

  • week

Resources module - adjust the timeline by clicking o a time period.mp4

Aggregation:

  • if aggregation is less than or equal to the selected time range, it remains unchanged

  • if the aggregation is greater than the selected time range, it changes to match the time range.

Resources module - aggregation auto adjustment.mp4

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Clicking on the timebox sets the aggregation to “By timeboxes” and does not change the time range.

Resources module - aggregation by a timebox.mp4

 


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Credits

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

 

 

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