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Jira goes where spreadsheets can’t

Aug 25, 2026Anukrati Saxena, Kendra Fales, Ben Payne
Jira goes where spreadsheets can’t
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This post details the technical implementation of new Jira features: Capacity view for individual capacity planning, formula fields for custom calculations on work items, and space insights for live, custom dashboards. It highlights the integration with Rovo for natural language interaction, enabling users to create, update, and analyze plans, budgets, and reports. The Capacity view allows planning in hours, percentages, or days, accounting for leave and operational work. Formula fields support calculations like budget variance and ROI, and can trigger automations. Space insights allow dashboard creation via natural language and provide AI-driven explanations of trends. The post also mentions the ability to import spreadsheets into capacity plans and the refresh of the List view for improved inline editing and filtering.

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