Timeline is one of the three core tabs in Teamline.
It gives you a calendar-based view of your team’s work, fully synced with JIRA, and focused on people, timing, and execution clarity.
From a business perspective, timeline exists to answer one simple question:
Who is working on what, and how is the work progressing over time?
Without digging through boards, tickets, or meetings.
Why Timeline exists
In many teams, work planning and work execution live in JIRA - but visibility does not.
Common challenges teams face:
Tasks exist in JIRA, but it’s hard to see how work unfolds day by day
Managers lack a clear view of individual workload
Blockers are noticed too late
Multi-project teams struggle to understand priorities across projects
Status meetings exist mainly to answer “what’s going on?”
Timeline solves this by turning JIRA data into a clear, chronological picture of real work, aligned with how teams actually operate.
How Timeline is structured
Timeline is built around a calendar layout, with a strong focus on people and execution flow.
Top navigation
Timeline is accessible from the top panel alongside other core sections (Automation and Insights)
You can switch between dates and quickly jump to the present day
Left sidebar
Shows all team members from connected JIRA projects
Each person has their own horizontal lane
This makes the individual workload and focus immediately visible
Main calendar view
Tasks are displayed as blocks across the calendar
Each task reflects real JIRA work items
Duration and time allocation are visible directly on the timeline
You can see how tasks move across days and overlap with other work
Full JIRA sync
Timeline is fully synchronized with JIRA.
This means:
Clicking any task opens the original JIRA work item
You can view, edit, and update the work item directly
Status changes, comments, and updates remain consistent with JIRA
Timeline always reflects the current state of your projects
JIRA remains the single source of truth - timeline makes that truth visible and actionable.
How tasks appear on the Timeline
Timeline builds its view using standard JIRA fields and a predictable workload model.
To place tasks correctly on the calendar, Timeline relies on the following fields:
Due date - defines when the task is expected to be completed
Time estimate (original estimate) - shows how much effort the task requires
Time tracked - reflects progress and remaining work
Using these fields, Teamline understands both scope and timing of each task.
Workload logic behind the Timeline
Timeline follows a transparent planning principle:
A standard workday = 8 hours
A standard workweek = 40 hours per person
Based on this model, Teamline places tasks on the calendar according to:
Estimated effort
Due date
Existing workload for each person
This ensures that:
Tasks are distributed realistically
Overlapping work becomes visible
Overcommitment is detected early
Timeline doesn’t compress work or make assumptions - it reflects execution as it fits into real working time.
Obstacles and execution risks
Timeline adds an additional layer of context with the Obstacles section.
This section allows teams to:
Highlight potential difficulties related to a task
Capture execution risks early
Make blockers visible without waiting for meetings
Obstacles are attached directly to tasks, helping teams and managers understand why something may slow down - not just that it did.
Multi-project Timeline view
For teams working across multiple JIRA projects, Timeline supports a multi-project view.
In the Projects / Sprints section:
Each connected project is represented by its own line
You can hover over a project to see which tasks belong to it
This helps teams understand dependencies and priorities across projects
This is especially useful for:
Shared engineering teams
Platform teams
Managers overseeing multiple streams of work
What Timeline helps teams achieve
With Timeline, teams gain:
Clear visibility into daily execution
Better understanding of individual and team workload
Early detection of blockers and risks
Alignment across projects and priorities
Fewer status meetings, more focus on real work
Timeline turns JIRA data into a living execution map - helping teams move from planning to predictable delivery.