Resource management and planning in Jira

[abhishek_sharma03]

Dear Team,

We are looking for an app / custom solution to do resource management and capacity planning for a pool of team members in Jira. We intend to have a view of 2-3 months in advance of the team availability so that the work could be planned accordingly. The % of allocations of team members in respective projects should also be visible.

BR

Abhishek

[Dave Rosenlund _Trundl_]

Lots of people are already trying to hand you a fish, @abhishek_sharma03. But maybe you'd rather learn how to fish, for exactly the kind of fish you want  😉

1. How to Evaluate Jira Apps: Advice for Solution-Hunting 

2. Conduct your own search using these key fields:

And that's just the first 6 search results! 

In other words, there are lots of choices.  Start with this example or own and keep refining until the list looks "right" to you.

Hope this helps,

-dave

Full Disclosure: Two of my employer's products are part of the search results.  But so are some of the others, and then some.  Best of luck to you.

[Nataliya Vasyliv_Reliex_]

Hi @abhishek_sharma03 

If you are still looking for a solution ActivityTimeline plugin - the resource planning system would fit your request. ActivityTimeline provides users with an extra level of flexibility when it comes to planning the team’s work, as it allows them to schedule work not only for individuals but for the team as a whole. You can visualize your workflow on a timeline that helps to coordinate tasks.

In one Planning board, you can operate with your projects, teams, individuals, and milestones. The workload and availability indicator will give you a clear vision of the available capacity of each Jira resource. Timesheets will show the most important data in your team.

To handle the wait time between the tasks you can split tasks or distribute the hours for long period using different modes in the Workload indicator. 

If this solution may interest you, we can provide a demo session for you if needed.
Best, Nataliya, ActivityTimeline Team

[Deleted user]

@abhishek_sharma03 look I don't know what others will answer you, but I'll give you a hint: don't waste your time, go straight to #BigPicture or https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219470/swanly-portfolio-roadmaps-structure-gantt-release-timeline forget about other gantt plugins such as structure and above all avoid Advanced Roadmaps, which is precisely not a project management tool, as unfortunately many 'geeks who know little about it' also claim here in this community.

[abhishek_sharma03]

Thanks @[deleted] Will explore and get back with the results.

[Deleted user]

@abhishek_sharma03  I think can help you  @Katarzyna_SoftwarePlant 

[Katie Zavhorodnia_Appfire]

Hi @[deleted] , @abhishek_sharma03 

I'm with Jexo, Atlassian Marketplace Partner

@[deleted] , thank you for recommending  Swanly: Portfolio Roadmaps Structure Gantt, Release Timeline

@abhishek_sharma03 
Indeed, Swanly offers roadmap and planning functionality and can be a suitable option for you.

📌 To get an idea of the plugin, check out this Swanly demo.

For more info, please contact me, @Nikki Zavadska _Appfire_, or email us at support@jexo.io 

Regards,

Katie

[Nikki Zavadska _Appfire_]

Happy to help with Swanly anytime 😊 Thank you for the mention @[deleted] !

[Giane88]

Hi, 

The advanced plan have the resources capacity planning but I never use it.

You can also try some apps in marketplace. My  suggestion are Structure or BigPicture.

[abhishek_sharma03]

Thanks @Giane88 

[Violetta]

Hi @abhishek_sharma03 

I'm Violetta from the Planyway team:)

Another solutions for workload management is Planyway.

It allows you to visualize your team members on the monthly timeline so that you can clearly see what they are working on to schedule further tasks. The view has the workload feature as well, which is based on the Jira estimation and daily capacity. Additionally, the app also includes the time tracking functionality so that you can compare estimations and actual time spent.

Let me know if you need any assistance:)