Resource Planning in Jira, Finally Made Simple

It compares each person's workload (scheduled Jira hours and custom events) against their available capacity (working hours minus time off). This data is displayed as a real-time, color-coded indicator directly under each resource on the timeline.

No, all you need is to select what projects you want to use ActivityTimeline in.

Capacity is calculated from an individual's daily involvement hours (default is 8h/day) minus non-working events like vacations, sick leave, and holidays. These schedules can be set globally, individually, or bulk-assigned to entire Jira groups using Workload Schemes.

Yes, you can create non-Jira entries called Resources to represent contractors, rooms, or equipment and assign them specific skills or teams. While you cannot assign real Jira issues to them, they can be scheduled using Bookings and Placeholders up to your licensed user limit.

Yes, you can use Booking events to reserve time for general activities or Placeholder events for tentative future tasks. Approving a placeholder automatically creates and assigns the actual issue inside Jira, allowing you to plan headcount months in advance.