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You can find details of all our recently released features, planned feature releases and upcoming product improvements on our product roadmap below. Got an idea or want to discuss any of our upcoming features? Please feel free to contact us, we want to hear from you!
Coming soon
Account level Gantt
We will be adding an account level Gantt for complete portfolio visibility and management.
Quick undo when deleting content areas
We will be adding the ability to quickly undo the deletion of content areas if you delete these in error.
Gantt baselines
We will add baselining to our powerful Gantt scheduling system.
AI Assistant (beta) source grounding
We will be adding the ability to ground your Ai Assistant in your in-house knowledge. Upload documents, use website sources and more to ground the AI Assistant to your knowledge and in-house style when creating content.
Q3 2024
7th September 2024 – Quick undo when deleting items from a content area
We have added the ability to quickly undo the deletion of items in content areas if you have deleted these in error i.e. if you delete a task, file, link, expert, image, video or embed you will be able to immediately undo the deletion and restore the item.
30th July 2024 – Microsoft Teams integration migrated to Workflows
Following the announcement from Microsoft that they are retiring Office 365 connectors within Microsoft Teams, our Teams integration has been migrated to use Workflows > Release notes
19th July 2024 – Account session inactivity timeout option
Account admins can now request a specific session inactivity timeout on their account if required. If your account requires members to be automatically logged out following a defined (account specific) period of inactivity, this can now be configured by the Method Grid team for your account. Please contact us if you would like to enable this feature > Contact us
16th July 2024 – Gantt filtering, assignees and element labels
We have added the ability to filter the items shown in your Gantt charts e.g. filter by item name, element label, assignee, end date range etc. This includes the ability to chain together advanced combinations of filters e.g. show items with an end date between X and Y, that are within an element labelled Z > Release notes
Q2 2024
17th June 2024 – Gantt work calendars for scheduling
We’ve added configurable work calendars for scheduling in the Gantt. Items in the Gantt can be assigned a calendar which controls the working days for that item e.g. you could have a calendar that sets Mon to Fri as the workdays, that item will then be scheduled based on those workdays > Release notes
17th June 2024 – Start of the week setting for calendars
You can now set the preferred start of the week for your account in your account settings. > Release notes
4th June 2024 – Grid read-only mode search
We have added the grid search tool to public read-only grids. > Release notes
This feature is not available for all accounts, please contact us if you would like access to this feature > Contact us
11th May 2024 – Localisation settings improvements
We have improved the localisation options at the account level and the individual member level > Release notes
5th April 2024 – Grid read-only mode WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility
Public grids now meet the UK government public resource accessibility requirements of WCAG 2.2 AA. This feature is not available for all accounts, please contact us if you would like access to this feature > Contact us
Q1 2024
27th March 2024 – Embeds content area
We have added a new content area type called the “Embeds area”. This area will let you copy/paste embed code from other platforms into a content area, in order to embed those platforms into your elements and stage gates. For example you could embed a Microsoft or Google form into an element > Release notes
6th March 2024 – UI updates including full screen mode for elements
We have made improvements to the UI (user interface) in elements and stage gates, including a new full screen option for your elements. This continues the roll out of the UI improvements that started with adding view/tool shortcuts to your grids and elements within your grid, we have now added the same UI to elements and stage gates > Release notes
28th February 2024 – Grid task log stage filter
To quickly review and work with all the tasks in specific stages of your project grid, you can now filter the grid task log by stage > Release notes
25th January 2024 – Stage gate searching
As part of the ongoing implementation of stage gates we’ve made stage gate content available in the global search tool > Release notes
15th January 2024 – Gantt chart export as a CSV or XLSX
You can now export your Gantt table data as either a CSV file or an Excel file (XLSX) > Release notes
Q4 2023
19th December 2023 – Gantt chart export as a PDF
You can now export a PDF version of your Gantt charts for distribution and printing > Release notes
8th December 2023 – Grid read-only mode WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility
Public grids now meet the UK government public resource accessibility requirements of WCAG 2.1 AA. This feature is not available for all accounts, please contact us if you would like access to this feature > Contact us
15th November 2023 – Text descriptions (alternative text) for images
You can now add text descriptions (alt text) to your images in image areas > Release notes
11th November 2023 – Grid Gantt chart and scheduling engine v1.0
Your grids now have a full date scheduling engine and Gantt chart > Release notes
10th October 2023 – Grid read-only mode
We’ve added the option to publish your grids publicly so they are available as a public resource. This feature is not available for all accounts, please contact us if you would like access to this feature > Contact us
Q3 2023
23rd September 2023 – Notifications 2.0
We have completely refactored the notifications you receive within the app, via email, via your browser and via push notifications to Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Slack. This will also give you more control over how and when you receive notifications from Method Grid > Release notes
4th August 2023 – Progress bar customisation
We introduced custom colours for the progress bars within the app and added more controls for some of the custom colours across the app > Release notes
4th August 2023 – Information panel UI improvements
We have improved the UI (user interface) of the information panels used to display the grid, element and stage gate information > Release notes
Q2 2023
29th June 2023 – AI Assistant (beta) – content tool and AI templates
We have released our AI Assistant (beta) that can generate quick content and entire elements or stage gates for you based on your defined templates; including all content , tasks and links > Release notes
15th June 2023 – Element quick tool access
We have added shortcuts to key element delivery tools such as the task and activity logs, enabling quick access to these directly from the grid > Release notes
12th June 2023 > Two-factor authentication v1.0
We have added two-factor authentication to Method Grid alongside our existing single sign-on options. This adds an extra layer of security to the way your team members login to your account > Release notes
April 27th 2023 > Grid tool/view shortcuts and UI improvements
We have added shortcuts to the primary grid views and tools, and made some improvements to the grid UI (user interface) > Release notes
Q1 2023
March 30th 2023 > Improved video embedding
This release enables the embedding of private videos as well as public videos within your content areas > Release notes
March 30th 2023 > Google Drive integration upgrade
The Method Grid Google Drive integration has been upgraded to use version 3 of the Google Drive Picker API > Release notes
March 21st 2023 > Member group improvements
This release made improvements to the way member groups function. Crucially, these changes make groups more effective when used in filters throughout Method Grid > Release notes
March 9th 2023 > Element refactoring improvements
This release involved the complete refactoring of elements and content areas, bringing significant improvements to the way you work with elements and their performance > Release notes
Q4 2022
December 20th 2022 > Grid display filter v1.0
This release enables the filtering of elements in your grids by assignee, label, date etc. You can also bookmark these filters for later use, share them with others and build a set of shared filter bookmarks that are cloned with your grid so they are available on every project instance > Release notes
November 23rd 2022 > Stage gates dashboard
As part of the ongoing implementation of stage gates, we have added a new stage gates dashboard > Release notes
October 31st 2022 > Basic stage gate printing
You can now print your stage gates, including the option to print or save as a PDF via your browser’s printing tools > Release notes
October 24th 2022 > Unlimited (nearly) element labels within grids
We have increased the number of element labels available within grids from 10 to 100 and made improvements to the element information panel > Release notes
October 11th 2022 > Element completion and overdue display rules
We have updated the way completed and overdue elements are shown within your project grids, enabling a simplified view toggling feature > Release notes
Q3 2022
September 21st 2022 > Grid stage gates
You can now add customisable gates between project grid stages to enable gated delivery and assurance > Release notes
August 2nd 2022 > Ping Identity (PingFederate) single sign-on
You can now configure Method Grid to use PingFederate single sign-on to manage your team’s access > Release notes
July 26th 2022 > Basic element printing
You can now view a print friendly version of your knowledge elements, which you can then choose to print or save as a PDF > Release notes
July 12th 2022 > Comment @mention improvements
We have improved the way @mentions work in the Method Grid commenting system > Release notes
Q2 2022
June 13th 2022 > Search comments and files + improved search results and user interface
We have added the ability to search for comments and files across your entire account and within specific grids and folders. The quality of search results and the user interface have also been enhanced > Release notes
April 28th 2022 > Custom dashboards
This introduces customisable dashboards for team, project and portfolio level reporting on your project grids, elements and tasks > Release notes
April 11th 2022 > Elements dashboard update – RAG ratings, task progress and more
We have added the element RAG ratings, task progress indicators and more to the elements dashboard > Release notes
Q1 2022
