FinishLine Forecast

What it does

FinishLine Forecast adds a Forecast project page in Jira Cloud that estimates when remaining work will finish. It uses completed throughput (velocity), optional sprint plan dates, burn-up charts, epic-level risk, and — with Premium — hit-date probability, what-if simulation, and forecast history.

• When will this project (or epic / team / component) finish?
• Are we on track vs a target date?
• Which epics look risky?
• What happens if we cut or add scope? (Premium)

Requirements

• Jira Cloud site (Software projects recommended)
• Permission to install Marketplace / Forge apps
• Project browse / issue view access for users who open Forecast
• Optional: story points or remaining time estimates for best results

Install

1. Open the Atlassian Marketplace listing for FinishLine Forecast (or Apps → Manage apps → Find new apps on your site).
2. Click Get it now / Try it free and select your Jira Cloud site.
3. Review requested permissions and approve install.
4. Open any Jira Software project → project navigation → Forecast.

Permissions (scopes)

The app runs on Atlassian (Forge). It does not call Hosthob servers and has no external remotes / egress for forecast data.

First-time setup

1. Open a project with real work (or enough completed history).
2. Go to Forecast.
3. Choose sizing mode: Story points or Time (remaining estimate, else original estimate).
4. Set lookback (14 / 28 / 56 days). Default 28 works for most teams.
5. Optionally set a target date for On track / At risk / Behind status.
6. Use scope filters (project, epic, team, component, assignee) when you need a subset forecast.

Settings are saved per project in Forge app storage.

Configuration

Usage

Predicted completion

• Best / most-likely / worst finish dates when enough data exists
• Status vs target: On track, At risk, Behind, or prompt to set a target
• Short explanation of inputs (e.g. points completed over the lookback)

Metrics and burn-up

• Work completed, remaining, velocity, and scope change
• Burn-up chart of progress vs forecast trajectory

Dashboard gadget / commitment

Add the FinishLine Forecast gadget to a Jira dashboard for a shared “number in the room”: most-likely finish, status vs target, and a compact steering view without opening the full Forecast page.

Risks, actions, and epics

• Delivery risks and suggested actions
• Epic forecast table with progress and risk badges
• Epic glance / commitment card on epic issues for a quick forecast read without leaving the issue
• Apply to Timeline: push epic forecast dates into Jira Due / Start for native Timeline bars

Demo mode

After install, open Forecast with ?demo=1 for a sample dataset, or use the local demo UI during development.

Premium

Premium requires an active Marketplace license (paid or trial as configured on the listing).

Hit-date probability

Monte Carlo–style on-time view: see the chance of finishing by a chosen date and how percentiles shift with your project’s throughput.

What-if simulator

Adjust scope or throughput to explore how the forecast moves before you commit to a plan change.

Forecast history

Keep snapshots of past forecasts so you can compare how the commitment and risk picture evolved over time.

Without a license, Premium panels indicate that a paid license is required. Production customers need a real Marketplace license.

Support

Vendor: Hosthob Corp

• Documentation: https://hosthobcorp.com/docs/finishline-forecast/
• Support & SLA: https://hosthobcorp.com/sla/
• Privacy policy: https://hosthobcorp.com/privacy

When contacting support, include: Jira Cloud site hostname, project key, time of the issue (with timezone), license type (trial/paid), and a short description or screenshot of the Forecast page state.

We aim to respond within one business day during support hours. Full hours, availability, and severity targets: https://hosthobcorp.com/sla/.

Privacy & security

• Hosting: Atlassian Forge (Runs on Atlassian). Forecast computation and storage stay in Atlassian’s cloud for your site.
• Data read: Issue fields needed for forecasting. No Hosthob-operated database of your Jira issues.
• Data stored: Per-project settings and Premium forecast history in Forge storage:app only.
• Data written (optional): Epic Due / Start dates when you use Apply to Timeline.
• Egress: No external remotes for issue/forecast data.
• Personal data: The app does not collect end-user PII beyond what Jira already holds and what you choose to write back via Timeline apply. Full policy: https://hosthobcorp.com/privacy.

Scope summary for reviewers

Uninstall

1. Jira → Apps → Manage your apps.
2. Find FinishLine Forecast → Uninstall.
3. Forge app storage for this app is removed with uninstall (per Atlassian Forge storage lifecycle). Timeline dates already written to issues remain as normal Jira field values.