Pulse
User Guide
Master Your Sprint Rhythm. Transform Jira into a high-performance sprint planning cockpit with visual workload management and intelligent capacity planning.
Introduction
Pulse transforms Jira into a high-performance sprint planning cockpit. It helps engineering leads visualize workload, balance team capacity instantly, and boost morale with gamified celebrations.
Visual Capacity
Real-time workload visualization
Smart Planning
One-click intelligent assignment
Team Recognition
Gamified sprint celebrations
Getting Started
●Accessing Pulse
- 1Navigate to your Jira Software Project.
- 2In the left sidebar, click "Pulse Sprint".
- 3You will see the Orbit Dashboard with your current active sprint and team members.
Calibration
Before planning, ensure your team's capacity rules are set.
Click the Settings Icon in the top right header.
Calculation Mode: Choose how you measure work (Points, Hours, or Issue Count).
Exchange Rate: Define the conversion (e.g., 1 Point = 8 Hours).
Standard Work Day: Set daily hours (Default: 8h).
Working Days: Toggle active days (M-T-W-T-F). Uncheck days for holidays or 4-day workweeks.
Changes update team capacity bars immediately.
Core Features
Visual Capacity Planning
The Capacity Bars
Each team member has a capacity bar that reflects their current workload:
Green
Healthy load
Red
Overloaded (Capacity exceeded)
Grey
No capacity set
Drag & Drop Assignment
Simply drag tasks from the Backlog (Left Panel) to a team member's swimlane to assign them. The bars will update in real-time.
One-Click Smart Assignment
Stop doing math manually. Let Pulse distribute the workload.
Click the "Plan Sprint" button in the top right.
Pre-flight Check: The system will analyze unassigned tasks and member availability.
If estimates are missing, you will be prompted to switch modes or add points.
Review Proposal: A modal will show the suggested plan and the impact on each member's load.
Click "Commit Plan" to bulk-assign all tasks instantly.
Sprint Celebration
Recognize your team's hard work.
- 1Click the Trophy Icon in the header.
- 2View the Sprint Highlights:
Heavy Lifter
Completed the most points
The Sniper
Fixed the most critical bugs
The Finisher
Highest completion rate
Pro tip: Take a screenshot and share it in your Slack/Teams channel to boost morale!
Team Management
👥Adding Members
- Pulse automatically syncs users assigned to issues in the sprint.
- To add more people (e.g., new joiners), click the (+) Button on the top right of the Team Members section.
Added members are saved for future planning sessions.
🌴Handling Leave
If a member is on leave, you can manage their capacity:
- Manually adjust their capacity bar (future feature)
- Adjust global Working Days in Calibration if the whole team is off
Troubleshooting
Q:Why does my capacity show 0h?
A: Check your Calibration settings. Ensure "Working Days" are selected and "Hours per Day" is greater than 0. Also, verify the Sprint dates in Jira cover a valid date range.
Q:Why can't I use Auto-Assign?
A: Auto-Assign requires data. If your tasks have no Story Points or Original Estimates, the algorithm cannot calculate load. Please add estimates or switch to "Issue Count" mode.
Q:Is my data secure?
A: Yes. Pulse is built on Atlassian Forge. Your data never leaves the Atlassian Cloud environment and is fully GDPR compliant.
Developer Notes
Technical implementation details for engineering teams.
💾Persistence
Ensure ProjectConfig (calibration) and AdditionalMembers are stored in Forge Storage (Entity Properties).
🔢Math Logic
Capacity = WorkingDays * HoursPerDay * SprintWeeks
Load (Points Mode) = TotalPoints * ExchangeRate
⚠️Error Handling
Never use alert(). Use the NotificationToast component for all user feedback.
📋Zero State
If the backlog is empty, show a friendly "All done!" state, not a blank white box.
Built on Atlassian Forge
Enterprise-grade security. Your data never leaves the Atlassian Cloud environment.
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