How to do capacity planning in Jira?
July 14, 2025
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do capacity planning in Jira with Planyway.
- Click a Jira issue, then find the "Original estimate" field in the right-hand panel.
- Fill in the "Original Estimate" field and save your changes.
- Schedule and assign the issue by dragging and dropping it onto the Planyway workload view.
- Planyway automatically calculates workload based on your team's set capacity, estimates, and issue duration.
- Stretch an issue to the right or left to balance the workload. You will see color-coded feedback above the issues:
- Blue: Indicates you are under capacity (underallocated).
- Red: Indicates you are over capacity (overallocated).
- Equal sign (=): Indicates a perfect balance.
- Move tasks between team members or change dates to resolve conflicts.
- Visualize your Jira sprints to ensure all tasks fit within the sprint's timeframe.
- Connect all relevant projects to get a single, unified view of your team's total workload.