Release Planning for Jira helps teams plan Jira releases using probabilistic forecasting (confidence-based dates instead of a single promised date).

This guide documents only what is currently available in the app UI.

1. Navigate the app

Top tabs currently available:

• Forecast

• Dependencies

• Settings

2. Set up a product (required before forecasting)

Go to Settings → Products.

Create a product

Use the Create a new product wizard:

1. Name (2–48 characters)

2. Boards (select one or more Jira boards)

3. Working Days (choose which days count for forecast schedule calculations)

4. Priority Mapping (map Jira priorities into Must/Should/Could/Won’t buckets used by default in scope-based views)

Manage products

• Click a product row to open it in Forecast

• Edit to update name, boards, working days, and priority mapping

• Delete to remove the product and its saved layout

3. Forecast page

Load data

1. Click the Product button in the header

2. Select a product

3. Click Apply

Choose a prioritization view

Use the method dropdown on the Forecast tab:

• Scope (In / Out)

• MoSCoW

• Eisenhower

• Value×Effort

• WSJF

• RICE

Read forecast output

• Forecast confidence dates are shown as P50 / P85 / P95:

  • P50 = 50% confidence of finishing by that date

  • P85 = 85% confidence of finishing by that date

  • P95 = 95% confidence of finishing by that date

• The probability panel can be expanded/collapsed

• If throughput history is too sparse, a warning banner appears. This means forecast confidence is lower; include enough recently completed issues on selected boards for more reliable results.

Filter and organize issues

• Search by issue key/summary

• Filter by assignee avatar

• Filter by issue type, status, release, priority, and labels

• Group by assignee, issue type, priority, release, or component (where applicable)

• Clear all filters with Clear filters

Work with issue cards

• Drag/drop cards to reprioritize within supported views

• Open issue in Jira from the card

• Inline edit fields directly on cards (summary, status, priority, assignee, and estimation where available)

• Use card context actions (for example move, split, delete where shown)

• Select multiple cards and use bulk actions:

  • set release

  • set priority

  • copy issue keys

  • clear selection

4. Dependencies page

After a product is applied, the Dependencies tab shows an issue-link map.

You can:

• View linked issues as a graph

• Search/filter issues in the side panel

• Drag issues from the side panel onto the canvas

• Create links between nodes

• Remove links or nodes from the map view

• Open an issue modal from a node

If no product is applied, the page prompts you to apply one from Forecast first.

5. Settings → General

Available display preferences:

• Board lens: Forecast / Owner / Plain

• Density: Comfortable / Compact

• Non-working days on chart: Show / Hide

• Probability panel default: Open / Collapsed