User Problem

Jira Align users need more support when planning and calculating cost and capacity over time and across multiple teams or service providers. A program-level sub-ledger for financial tracking is required to manage resources accurately and forecast costs. Additionally, there is no resource assignment functionality to inform capacity planning or track resource availability effectively. Finally, lacking tools such as a benefit/ROI calculator and a prioritization scorecard hinders teams from making data-driven decisions about project priorities and overall value alignment.

h3 Suggested Solutions

• Cost and Capacity Planning Enhancements:
  • Introduce a program sub-ledger feature to track costs, capacity, and financial data across teams and periods.
  • Provide tools to allocate and monitor resources dynamically to align with project demands and timelines.
• Resource Assignment and Management:
  • Implement a resource assignment feature to allow users to plan, track, and optimize capacity utilization for specific team members or roles.
• Benefit and ROI Calculator:
  • Create an integrated tool to evaluate potential benefits and ROI for initiatives and Epics to assist with investment prioritization.
• Prioritization Scorecard:
  • Add a customizable scorecard for prioritizing work items based on key metrics such as value, risk, and alignment with organizational goals.

Current Workarounds

There is no available workaround at this moment.