Changelog

    Release Notes

    A running log of product updates, performance improvements, and feature refinements.

    AUG 17, 2026

    Slack Integration

    Connect your organization’s Slack workspace to send notifications as direct messages, channel posts, or both. Members can complete their weekly check-in right inside Slack, and admins can route each notification type independently. Go to Settings → Integrations → Slack to connect.

    AUG 17, 2026

    Meetings 2.0 Beta

    A rebuilt meeting experience is now available behind the meetings_v2 feature flag. Meeting sessions include real-time collaborative notes, server-side search, AI-generated recaps, secure recording authorization with consent and quota tracking, and a weekly meeting digest.

    AUG 14, 2026

    Scorecard Rollup

    Weekly metrics now roll up automatically. Monthly rollup columns appear inline on the weekly view, and the monthly, quarterly, and annual tabs calculate each metric’s total or average from its weekly entries — with the option to override with your own number.

    AUG 10, 2026

    Goal Coach

    Paste any goal on the public Goal Coach page and get an honest read against best practices. The coach checks for clear X, Y, When, and Why components and suggests a rewrite. No account required. Admins can also open the Goal Coach side panel while editing a goal to sharpen it in context.

    AUG 5, 2026

    Staff Meeting Challenge

    A new paid product page for the Staff Meeting Challenge ($299) is live, with enrollment synced to the member system. Org admins can manage registrations and related emails from the admin panel.

    AUG 3, 2026

    Completed Status & Goal Deletion

    Goals now support a "Completed" status in addition to On Track, Off Track, At Risk, and Abandoned. Goal owners can also delete their own goals with a double confirmation, and abandoned annual or quarterly goals can be reverted back to the Brainstorm board.

    JUL 10, 2026

    AI Assistant Integration

    Connect ChatGPT or Claude directly to Alignify so your AI assistant can view your goals and add issues on your behalf. Go to Settings → Integrations → AI Assistants to copy your personal connection URL.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Activity Feed

    A new leadership-only feed shows everything happening across the organization. See weekly check-ins, goal changes, metric updates, new issues, and meeting activity in one scrollable timeline.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Meeting Rating System

    At the end of each meeting, participants can now rate the meeting 1–10 and leave optional anonymous comments. Org admins see the anonymous aggregate in the meeting health card and dashboard.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Scorecard Metric Review in Quarter Close

    The End Quarter flow now includes a dedicated step to review and confirm final scorecard metrics before closing the quarter.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Start & End Quarter Flows

    New guided quarter-planning and quarter-closing experiences. Start Quarter walks teams through annual goals, brainstorming, scorecard review, and launch sign-offs. End Quarter captures goal scores, reflections, roll-forwards, and close notifications.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Review & Reset Hub

    A single place to review and reset between quarters. Pick any quarter, roll goals forward, publish annual plan updates, and manage sign-offs in one unified view.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Meeting Detail Redesign

    Meeting headers are now cleaner and easier to scan: purpose is front and center, actions are separated from context, attendees show as a first-name/avatar grid, and the participant list no longer shows orphaned or invalid users.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Meetings Hub Refresh

    Meetings are now visible at a glance without drilling into a group. The hub uses sectioned cards for group, one-on-one, and recent meetings, with faster paths to start or edit.

    JUN 27, 2026

    Goal Plan Editor & AI Drafting

    The goal plan editor now supports a full TipTap writing experience with inline AI drafting that pulls in the Big Picture context so every goal plan is grounded in the organization's direction.

    JUN 7, 2026

    Scorecard Settings Improvements

    Updated the metric management dialog and underlying configuration for tracking team measurables, making it easier to set up and manage scorecard entries.

    JUN 7, 2026

    Redesigned Meetings Hub

    Switched from cards to full-width list sections for Group Meetings, One-on-Ones, and Goal Reviews. The five most recent meetings are visible in each section with a faster way to start a new meeting.

    JUN 7, 2026

    New "My Org" Hub

    Consolidated Big Picture, Teams, People, Key Docs, Questions, Brainstorm, and Kudos into a single card-grid landing page so everything about the organization lives in one place.

    APR 27, 2026

    Simplified Menu

    The main navigation has been streamlined to focus on the core hubs — Dashboard, My Org, Goals, Meetings, Scorecard, and Issues — making it faster to get where you need to go.

    APR 17, 2026

    My Home: One-Screen Personal View

    Each team member now has a personal home page that shows their goals, tasks, and scorecard metrics in a single view — with inline scorecard entry for the current period.

    APR 17, 2026

    Assignable Tasks from Meetings

    Action items captured during meetings can be assigned to a specific person with a due date, and they flow directly into that person's task list on My Home.

    APR 17, 2026

    Celebration Reminders

    Everyone in the org gets a friendly heads-up one week before a teammate's birthday 🎂, anniversary 💍, or work anniversary 🎉.

    APR 17, 2026

    IDS for Active Issues

    When an issue moves to Active, capture Identify, Discuss, and Solve context directly on the issue. These details now expand under each active issue in the meeting agenda for richer async or in-meeting discussion.

    APR 17, 2026

    Assign Scorecard Metrics to Teams

    Scorecard metrics can now be assigned to a specific team. The Weekly view groups metrics by team so each team sees their numbers in one place.

    APR 15, 2026

    Admin Feature Visibility Settings

    Admins can now hide optional features (Scorecard, Issues, Key Docs, Brainstorm, Questions, Kudos) from the sidebar for all users via Settings → Features.

    APR 15, 2026

    Hide Goal Plan Sections

    Goal plan sections can now be hidden on a per-goal basis to reduce overwhelm. Hidden sections are excluded from exports and can be restored anytime.

    APR 15, 2026

    Brainstorm: Unpark Ideas

    Parked brainstorm ideas can now be returned to active status, giving teams more flexibility in managing their idea pipeline.

    APR 12, 2026

    AI-Powered Goal Plan Generator

    Generate a full goal plan with context, milestones, risks, and resources using AI. Available from the Goal Plan page for any goal.

    APR 8, 2026

    Real-Time Meeting Timer

    A shared meeting timer syncs across all participants in real time. Includes section timers, red-flag alerts, and a persistent global bar.

    APR 4, 2026

    Quarterly Goal Reviews

    End-of-quarter review flow lets teams reflect on each goal with "What happened" narratives, final status ratings, and exportable summaries.

    MAR 30, 2026

    Kudos: Peer Recognition

    Send and receive kudos with custom categories, likes, and comments. Celebrate wins and build team culture.

    MAR 25, 2026

    Weekly Check-In Reminders

    Automated email reminders for weekly check-ins with configurable day, time, and timezone. Admins set org-wide defaults.

    MAR 20, 2026

    Scorecard: Organization Metrics

    Track key measurables with weekly or monthly data entry, trend indicators, target tracking, and team-level breakdowns.

    MAR 15, 2026

    Issue Tracking Board

    Kanban-style issue board with Inbox, Active, Hold, and Solved columns. Includes comments, ownership, and auto-close for stale issues.

    MAR 10, 2026

    Goal Brainstorming Board

    Collaborative brainstorming space for generating goal ideas. Vote, comment, park, and promote ideas directly into goals.

    MAR 5, 2026

    One-on-One Meetings

    Structured 1:1 meeting agendas with customizable topics, action items, and shared notes between managers and team members.

    FEB 28, 2026

    Team Engagement Questions

    Post weekly or monthly questions for your team to answer. Includes likes, comments, and AI-suggested prompts to spark meaningful conversations.

    FEB 20, 2026

    From Leadership Updates

    Admins can post text or voice-recorded updates on the Big Picture page. Includes AI transcription cleanup and post-publish sharing.