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January 14, 2026 · 10:00 am EST

Why your 2026 plan will break and how to stay ahead of change

The year just started. Your team is already under pressure to deliver.
From Team '23

Tempo Team

  • Why traditional annual planning breaks under shifting priorities and constrained capacity

  • How to plan capacity across teams and projects in Jira

  • How to align the right people to the right work without burnout or guesswork 

Most organizations enter the new year with carefully built plans and confidence that this is the year execution will finally run smoothly.

Then reality hits. Priorities will change. Funding shifts. “Urgent” work shows up unannounced. And suddenly, even the best 2026 plans fall apart – not because the strategy was wrong, but because capacity was never flexible enough to support it.

Join Tempo on January 14 at 10:00am ET where we’ll explore why traditional planning breaks down and what high-performing organizations are doing differently to stay ahead of change, by planning around people and capacity, not just projects. In this session you’ll learn: 

  • Why even “good” annual plans fail when priorities shift and capacity isn’t visible

  • The hidden cost of reactive planning on teams, budgets and delivery confidence

  • How to start 2026 with a plan that stays aligned as people, priorities and work evolve