Hoylu May '24 Product Release

Our May release marks another milestone in our ongoing efforts to enhance the user experience and streamline workflow efficiency. This month, we're thrilled to introduce a comprehensive set of updates and features across various aspects of workspace management. From swimlane improvements to deep linking capabilities, these enhancements are tailored to enhance usability, facilitate collaboration, and empower users with greater control over their workspace. Here's what's new:

• Deep links to Elements, Layouts, Bookmarks and Projects
• Swimlanes 2.0 & Pull Planning Improvements

Hoylu Release Guides

Upon each release, release guides will be provided and stored in the Hoylu Knowledgebase. Specific product changes — our adaptive workspaces, integrations with JIRA, Digital.ai Agility, and so on — can be found in the Hoylu Knowledgebase. You can search our revised Knowledgebase any time — it’s available 24/7 to provide training and guidance on utilizing the innovative features of Hoylu.

May 2024 Release Overview:

Deep Links Enhancements

• Content Linking: Users can now create direct links to specific content elements within a workspace, improving shareability and direct access.
• Layout Navigation: Links can be created for specific layouts such as boards or tables, allowing for streamlined navigation and workflow organization.
• Bookmarking: Enhance workspace organization with the ability to link directly to bookmarks for easier access to frequently used pages or sections.
• Project Links: Direct links to projects can now be generated, facilitating easier navigation and access for team members with the appropriate permissions.
• Intra-Workspace Navigation: Links to elements within the current workspace enhance navigation, eliminating the need to reload pages and providing a smoother user experience.
• Element Focus: Navigation now centers on selected elements, improving visibility and orientation within busy workspaces.
• Current Week Bookmark: Navigating to a plan using a bookmark now centers the view on the current week, enhancing relevance and immediacy.

Swimlanes 2.0 and Pull Planning Enhancements

• Resizable Swimlanes: Swimlanes can now be resized, allowing for better space management and visibility of tasks.

• Flexible Task Positioning: Tasks can be freely positioned in the week view, offering greater flexibility and a clearer display of project timelines.
• Enhanced Context Menus: Quick access to context menus enables faster adjustments and workflow efficiency.
• Vibrant Color Scheme: An updated color scheme with bder colors enhances the visual appeal and readability of plans.
• Milestone Conversion: Notes or tasks can now be easily converted into milestones, integrating them more effectively into project reporting.
• Overflow Elements: New overflow elements improve performance by hiding unnecessary tasks and supporting dynamic content resizing.

• Multi-week Task Alignment: Multi-week tasks now align vertically across weeks and views, significantly improving readability.
• Week Deletion: Users can delete entire weeks from plans, simplifying the timeline and focusing on relevant tasks.
• Milestones & Constraints Visibility: In overview mode, milestones and constraints are now more visually distinct, making them easier to identify at a glance.

Continuous Improvement and Feedback

These updates are designed to enhance productivity, improve navigation within the workspace, and provide a more intuitive and visually appealing user experience. We are excited to see how these improvements help streamline your project management and planning processes. Please provide your feedback as you explore the new features!