Jira goes where spreadsheets can’t
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Jira Cloud has rolled out new capacity planning, formula fields, and space insights features that connect planning, budgeting, and reporting directly to work items, replacing spreadsheets and static status decks. Individual Capacity Planning lets team leads track bandwidth across leave, on-call, and project work (Premium/Enterprise only). Formula fields run live calculations like budget variance or campaign ROI, usable in dashboards, JQL, and automations. Space insights provide live custom dashboards built via natural-language requests to Rovo, Atlassian's AI assistant, which also explains trends in plain language. These features feed into the Teamwork Graph that powers Rovo across the product.
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What is a Jira formula field and what can it be used for?
A formula field is a custom field type in Jira Cloud that runs calculations directly on work items, such as budget variance (approved budget minus actual costs), campaign ROI (revenue minus cost), or time-to-hire (days between application and offer). Rovo can write the formula from a plain-language description, and results appear in dashboards, are searchable in JQL, and can trigger automations. Teams comparing tools for live budget tracking can follow feature rollouts like this on daily.dev.
Is Jira's Individual Capacity Planning feature available on all Jira plans?
No, Individual Capacity Planning is available only on Jira Premium and Enterprise plans, across all space types. It lets team leads view each member's bandwidth, assign time in hours, percentages, or days, and account for leave, on-call, and operational work alongside project allocations, all from the Capacity view in a Jira space. Anyone weighing Jira plan tiers for team planning can track feature availability changes on daily.dev.
How does Rovo help build dashboards in Jira space insights?
Rovo builds live custom charts from natural-language requests, such as "show me work completed vs. created this month," without requiring query syntax. Clicking Insights on any chart gives a plain-language explanation of the trend. Dashboards are connected directly to the underlying work items, so they stay current without exports or manual updates. Teams evaluating AI-assisted reporting workflows can follow tool updates like this on daily.dev.