The Q1 2026 Polaris release continues a focus we strengthened throughout 2025: helping project-based organizations plan and manage resources with greater clarity, confidence, and scale. As delivery environments grow more complex, teams need more than just data, they need clear signals that support faster, more informed decisions. This release focuses on making task-level resourcing more actionable, improving visibility into workforce availability, and reducing friction in how teams plan and allocate work, especially at scale.
Here’s what’s new in Polaris this quarter.
Task-Level Resourcing, Made More Actionable
As more customers adopt Polaris’ task allocation model, Q1 brings refinements that make task-level planning easier to understand and faster to act on. For customers using task allocation, a new task panel is now available directly within Quick Allocation. This gives resource managers immediate task-level context while making allocation decisions, without switching views or losing focus. The result: faster, more informed allocations, especially in complex, multi-task projects.
Better Visibility into Bench and Allocation Coverage
Understanding who is available and where is critical as organizations scale.
This quarter introduces the first phase of Polaris’ new bench and allocation tracking capabilities. Today’s release focuses on structured views using charts and tables to help teams better understand distribution and availability.
This is the foundation for a broader, multi-quarter investment that will continue to evolve with deeper insights over time.
Clearer Role Definitions for Cleaner Allocation Decisions
Q1 clarifies how roles are displayed and interpreted across Polaris, making it easier for both internal teams and customers to understand how resources are assigned and utilized. This reduces ambiguity and helps teams make cleaner, more consistent resourcing decisions.
Small Changes That Reduce Everyday Friction
Several incremental enhancements in this release remove everyday friction for resource managers and admins:
- Quick Allocation capacity increased from 5 to 20 projects, supporting larger planning scenarios
- Skill search by category, making it easier to find relevant skills without knowing exact naming conventions
- Performance improvements, particularly for enterprise-scale customers
- Additional WCAG accessibility fixes, continuing our commitment to inclusive, usable design
These updates are designed to make Polaris feel faster, more flexible, and easier to adopt across teams.
Looking Ahead
The Q1 2026 release is about building a stronger foundation for intelligent resource management. By improving task-level workflows, strengthening visibility into capacity and allocation, and removing everyday friction, Polaris is better positioned to support smarter planning, better utilization, and more scalable delivery models.
More enhancements are already underway, and we’re excited to continue building alongside our customers throughout 2026.
Polaris is now FedRAMP Moderate authorized
Meeting rigorous U.S. federal security standards, this provides additional assurance for organizations operating in regulated environments that require strong data protection and compliance controls.
Want to catch up on earlier updates?
Read the Polaris release roundup to see how billing, financial control, and user experience evolved over the past year.
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