Under Consideration
28Scheduled forecast generation - Advanced Edition
Allow users to subscribe to get an email update when the forecast updates.
Allow users to use issue links to define work inside of forecasted items
Filter portfolios by group forecast
Support data residency for Australia (Sydney) Realm
Build a standalone SaaS version of Portfolio Forecaster
A standalone SaaS version of Portfolio Forecaster would be useful for those who are working in systems without an integrated solution. It would also work well for use in training situations if data can be uploaded.
Burnup / Progress Report for Parent work items
Group Forecast Executive Status capability
Allow forecast admins to enter data into a field called executive status. Allow viewers to see the latest status for a forecast. This would require the status text to be stored in AWS so it can be displayed on the forecast. This will unlock the capability of future features such as displaying on any forecast portfolio the forecast is added to and even sending email updates. If this interests you, is there any value in having the previous statuses or just the latest?
Show warning indicators on forecasts
Show indicators of trouble inside forecasted items (like blocked or past-due work)
Due Date Likelihood History
If a forecasted item has a due date, allow the user to see the history of the likelihood of meeting the item's due date over time.
Forecasted Date History
Allow the user to see the history of the forecasted date for a particular forecasted item over time.
Allow users to see the latest executive status report from each included group forecast
This feature would allow users to see the latest executive status from each group forecast included in the forecast portfolio. This is dependent on the executive status feature being added to group forecasts.
Surface at risk due dates on the main dashboard
The dashboard (aka home page) would have an area that shows items from your favorite forecasts that have at risk due dates. Potential configurations could be changing which forecasts are viewed and defining what %ile "at risk" means.
Enable import from Google Sheets
Gantt chart view of forecast
Provide users with a more visual display of a forecast via a Gantt chart based on their chosen confidence level/likelihood. The difficulty is finding the start date in the simulations so we may visualize a fuzzy start time if necessary.
Build Portfolio Forecaster for Azure DevOps
Integrate Portfolio Forecaster into the cloud version of Azure DevOps
Child Issue Burn Down
Allow the user to see the history of the number of unfinished child issues within a particular forecasted item over time.
Implement support for Data Residency in US (East Realm)
Allow forecast admin to provide an executive status
Allow Group Forecasts to be displayed on a Jira dashboard.
Build a dashboard gadget that can display a group forecast on a Jira dashboard. Please comment with desired settings other than selecting the group forecast itself.
Allow exclusion of data segments from historical data
Publish a forecast portfolio to a Jira dashboard
Build a dashboard gadget that can display a forecast portfolio on a Jira dashboard. Please comment with desired settings other than selecting the forecast portfolio itself.
Support link format options in Confluence for group forecasts
When adding a URL for a group forecast to Confluence, support the various link formats that exist: URL, Text Link, Card, and full display
Support link format options in Confluence for forecast portfolios
When adding a URL for a forecast portfolio to Confluence, support the various link formats that exist: URL, Text Link, Card, and full display
Allow Product Discovery projects to be used in Portfolio Forecaster deeper.
Allow users to hide items in a forecast
After a forecast is generated, allow users to hide individual items from the current view.
Allow users to have more flexible date range selections when choosing throughput
In addition to the current capability of choosing a relative date we need to allow users to choose more specific date ranges or even use latest but exclude certain sections of it (like christmas break). This will allow users to choose data that more accurately reflects the time being forecasted.
See the impact of dependencies on the forecast
When group forecasts are configured into a portfolio, run a forecast on the portfolio as a whole to apply the impact of any cross-team dependencies.
Allow the Jira admin to handle items owned by decommissioned users
When a user leaves Jira, allow admins to reassign the forecasts and portfolios they have created to another user or archive them.
Planned
2Allow forecasting of unrefined work items
Not started items with no remaining work can be forecasted based on designated configurations. Options are still to be determined but are likely to include options based on historical data and perhaps even t-shirt sizing.
Add support for version forecasting
Currently the new Portfolio Forecaster only supports Parent containers via Issues. We will be adding support for forecasting by version container as well.
In Development
4Native Confluence Widget for Group Forecasts
Add widget to confluence page that allows you to pick a group forecast to show on the page.
Respect group forecast permissions on portfolio
Right now if you share a forecast portfolio with someone, they can see all contents there regardless of the permissions on a group forecast. We will be updating this to honor forecast permissions. When we do honor these permissions, If you are invited to a forecast portfolio and don't have permission to see one or more of the included group forecasts, you will see a note letting you know which forecasts are excluded due to your permissions so that you can discuss that with the necessary people.
Share forecast via email
Allow users to share forecasts to stakeholders via email. The email would be a one-time action containing the current forecast.
Subscribe to forecast via email - Advanced Edition
Jira Cloud - Advanced Edition (coming soon) Provide an option for automatically re-running the forecast on a custom schedule in addition to the existing manual option. Granular choices, including day of week, specific dates in a month, and/or time of day will be available.
Done
17Weekly automated re-forecasting
Provide an option for an automated weekly forecast generation (to be run over the weekend) in addition to the existing manual option.
Allow other users to see your portfolios
Roll-up one or more forecasts into a forecast portfolio view
Import additional fields as columns
Allow group forecast admins to select additional fields to render as columns in the forecast table. Forecast viewers can toggle them on or off via the table actions. Beyond simply seeing additional info for each forecasted work item, this would increase the value of filtering and sorting options when consuming the group forecasts (and also the forecast portfolios). One example is adding Fix/Versions as a column. Viewers can filter down forecasts or portfolios to view only those items related to a specific fix version. Version and String type fields are now supported. We'll continue to add new field type support. Next up are date and number.
Manage forecasts and portfolios from a central app
Access Forecast History
Enable users to view a previously generated forecast.
Simulate the impact of reprioritization on the forecast
Use the scenario planner to reorder priorities and simulate what the forecast would look like in that situation.
Provide an advanced mode for throughput gathering
Allow users to completely override the default behavior of determining throughput data
Simulate the impact of starting more or fewer items on the forecast
Use the scenario planner to simulate what the forecast would look like if you had different numbers of forecasted items in progress at one time.
Simulate the impact of different risk levels for your forecast
Use the scenario planner to see what the forecast is for varying risk (confidence) levels.
Simulate the impact of working ahead on the forecast
Refine forecast configuration using JQL
Choose to forecast any issue type
Mark your favorite forecasts and portfolios
Create multiple group forecasts
Group Forecast Playbook
Provide a playbook that helps users understand the optimal way to configure forecasts for various organizational and Jira configurations. We have released the first 3 recipes in our Group Forecast Recipe book. You can find them here. https://support.55degrees.se/space/FORECASTER/3333455881/Group+Forecast+Recipe+Book