Version 2.0.0: Initial release
Version 2.0.0: Initial Release
We are incredibly excited to announce the launch of Version 2.0.0, the foundational release of the Advanced Release Planning for Jira Cloud app. Built natively on the Forge platform for Jira Cloud, this release transforms standard Jira tracking into a highly predictive, data-driven planning engine.
In this release, we’ve delivered a complete probabilistic forecasting engine, an intelligent backlog prioritization suite, and a multi-mode scoping board. Release Planning 2.0.0 equips product and engineering teams with everything they need to make strategic trade-offs, align on scope, and predict delivery dates with mathematical confidence.
Predictive, Probabilistic Forecasting
Say goodbye to gut-feel estimates and manual spreadsheets. Version 2.0.0 introduces a powerful Monte Carlo simulation engine that reads your Jira throughput history to generate highly accurate, data-backed release dates.
Data-Driven Confidence: The engine runs thousands of simulations to produce reliable p50, p85, and p95 completion-date verdicts, allowing you to communicate timelines with mathematically backed confidence.
Dynamic Burnup Charts: We’ve replaced standard tracking visuals with an interactive release burnup chart featuring a clear scope line, ideal trajectories, and projection bands. Zoom, pan, and use the minimap to zero in on exactly what matters.
Smart Throughput Discovery: The system automatically discovers your estimation fields at runtime and dynamically adjusts simulation granularity (hours, days, weeks, months) for highly accurate short-horizon forecasting.
Cold-Start Resilience: Seamlessly handles edge cases, ensuring projects with little to no completed history still generate baseline forecasts without breaking the experience.
Strategic Prioritization Intelligence
Not all backlog items are created equal. We’ve embedded industry-standard prioritization frameworks directly into the planning experience so you can easily identify high-value, low-effort wins.
Built-in Frameworks: Leverage integrated WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First), RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort), and Value × Effort scoring.
Interactive Scoring Drawers: Calculate scores right on the issue card. Enter your variables, and the app instantly computes the final weight—fully scoped and filtered to your selected release.
Visual Matrix Boards: Instantly map your backlog using the Value × Effort 2x2 quadrant view or the Eisenhower matrix, ensuring your team is always focused on the right work at the right time.
Persistent Preferences: The system remembers your last-used priority lens per project, so your ideal workspace is waiting for you every time you log in.
Risk-Free Scenario Planning
Planning sessions should be fast and fluid, without the fear of accidentally overwriting live Jira data. We've introduced a robust optimistic write model that lets you plan at the speed of thought.
Pending Change Queues: Assignees, estimates, priorities, ranks, and version changes are all staged in a "sandbox" state.
Unsaved Changes Indicator: Clearly see what modifications have been made before they go live.
Bulk Save or Discard: Flush your perfect plan to Jira with a single "Save" confirmation, or discard specific edits to roll back safely. Rank changes apply instantly for frictionless drag-and-drop sorting.
Frictionless Board & Scope Experience
We’ve engineered a highly responsive, Custom UI scope board that supports multiple working styles, completely eliminating the need to context-switch out of the app.
Feature | User Benefit |
Multi-Mode Scoping | Seamlessly toggle between MoSCoW, Manual (In/Out), Grouped, and Quadrant modes using the exact same underlying issue data. |
Inline Editing | Update summaries, estimates, statuses, and assignees directly from the issue card—Sprint Planning style. |
Advanced Bulk Actions | Select all, drag-and-drop in bulk, or use cutline bars to automatically move groups of issues to the next lane. |
Smart Cascading | Split issues to children or move parent epics, and watch the system automatically cascade scope changes to all child tickets. |
Layout Persistence | Cutlines, bucket orders, and collapse states are automatically saved to your profile, keeping your exact view intact across sessions. |
Seamless Fix Version Lifecycle
Manage your release lifecycle without ever leaving the planning board.
Inline Management: Create, select, edit, archive, and officially release Jira fix versions directly from within the app.
Clear Filtering: Easily filter issues by "Without release," or view versions categorized by Unreleased, Released, or Archived states.
Real-Time Progress: Version statuses are prominently displayed in header lozenges, complete with absolute issue counts and percentage-based progress bars.
Enterprise-Grade Foundation & Security
Version 2.0.0 is built on a modern, secure Atlassian Forge foundation. By utilizing a fully custom React frontend backed by Forge SQL and KVS storage, we guarantee zero external data egress. All your scores, layouts, and pending changes are stored securely within your own Atlassian tenancy, ensuring enterprise-grade privacy and compliance from day one.