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title: "Release notes, September 1, 2025"
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> Macro (aura-html)


**Release date**: 9/1/2025

Our team is thrilled to announce the latest release of BigPicture Enterprise Cloud.

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# New

## Strategic Areas

[rolling out] 

Strategic Areas (SA) are a key component of strategic portfolio management. They act as a centralized hub that connects strategy and delivery. Strategic Areas provide unified single-views that display rich data related to the company’s strategic goals, where you can:

- See your short and long-term goals at a glance.
- Track how the initiatives that support those goals are progressing.
- Track how investments align with those goals.

Strategic Areas provide a concise, high-level summary of the most critical data a leadership team in your organization might need. They aggregate relevant information and data across the app and present it on one dashboard.

See an overview video below. Learn more on the [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/2325217590](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPM/pages/2325217590) page. 

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# Enhancements

## Gantt module’s timeline 

### Expand/Collapse sub-tasks on the Gantt timeline

You can expand and collapse sub-tasks on the task timeline.

![Screenshot of the Expand and collapse levels option in the task timeline in the Gantt module.](media://955bd1ee-5514-4be2-9c3a-a41924c26070)

### Right-click tasks without dates on the Gantt timeline

Right-click on the Gantt timeline to open the task details window for a task without dates. 

- Click **Edit** to open the task details window (available for basic tasks and Jira work items)
- Click **Open Jira window** to open the Jira window for a given work item.

See the video below. 

![2025-09-01_13-35-40.mp4](media://58e30fd6-cf4e-4ae1-8dd8-7bb85a04c4ab)

## Built-in Priority field

An editable built-in **Priority** field has been added. You can now set priorities on basic tasks, giving you more control and clarity when managing work.

![priority-built-in-field.png](media://14fd13a9-aceb-4ec4-82bb-31125059b79a)

## OKRs visibility in the Gantt module

The **Objectives** and **Key Results** columns were redesigned. For work items linked to multiple objectives or key results, click the counter to see the full list.

![image-20250901-115317.png](media://baa70bcc-cb10-4aa3-a1f0-929cccca5f29)

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> Macro (details)
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> | **Release date** | 9/1/2025 |
> | --- | --- |
> | **Highlights** | - [new]
>   - New **Strategic Areas** dashboard that connects strategy and delivery, giving a high-level view of goals, initiatives, and investments in one place.
> - [enhancements]
>   - Expand and collapse sub-tasks on the task timeline.
>   - Right-click on the Gantt timeline to open the task details window for a task without dates.
>   - An editable built-in Priority field has been added.
>   - Redesigned Objectives and Key Results columns in the Gantt module. |