What's New in Strategy Overview

Product update

9.6 News: New Microsoft 365 columns and smarter field mapping

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Shared by Jesse • August 15, 2026

Column Management

  • Flexible Items now uses the same column manager as the rest of the app
  • New "All" toggle to turn every column on or off at once
  • Active / Inactive column management on Plan

IT Glue and ConnectWise

  • More IT Glue fields available when mapping Configurations
  • Field selection now previews the actual data, with sample values, for both integrations
  • Only field types that will work are offered when mapping IT Glue Configurations

Office 365 Module

  • New columns covering security posture, account lifecycle, organizational detail, and mailbox data
  • On by default: User Type, Is Admin, SSPR Registered, Default MFA Method, Mailbox Storage in GB, and Has Archive
  • Others you can turn on when you want them, including Job Title, Department, Manager, MFA Capable, Passwordless Capable, Password Last Changed, and Mailbox Last Activity
  • A select filter on the new columns
  • Note: none of this needs new Microsoft consent. Columns that depend on the client's Microsoft licensing show empty rather than failing.

Integrations

  • Each integration shows its sync status and last sync date in the Management Portal
  • NinjaOne no longer asks you to map RAM and OS Type, matching the other data integrations

Design and UX

  • Refreshed navigation colour scheme
  • Collapse a row by clicking on it
  • A Filter icon and "Clear all" across the filter menus
  • More colour-coded columns

Roles and Users

  • The Builder role can now reach the Marketplace in Settings
  • User management refinements

Fixes and Improvements

  • 32 bug fixes across the app

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Product update

9.5 News: Document how to grade every Assessment Item, export any template to Excel

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Shared by Jesse • July 31, 2026

Assessment Items: How To and Reference Fields (NEW)

  • Reference Instructions: a new rich text field on every Assessment Item for step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate the item, so whoever is filling it out knows exactly what to check
  • Reference Link: a separate URL field for pointing to your documentation in SharePoint, IT Glue, Hudu, or anywhere else, rendered as a clickable link
  • At-a-glance indicators: each item shows four icons for Description, Health Standard, Reference Instructions, and Reference Link that light up when that field has content, on Reports and in the Template Editor
  • Roomier text fields: Description and Health Standard are now multi-line, so longer content wraps instead of requiring horizontal scrolling

Marketplace: Assessment Spreadsheets (NEW)

  • Every template card in the Marketplace now has a Download Excel button, so you can download a template's Assessment as a spreadsheet without getting the template first
  • The spreadsheet covers the template's Assessment only, not the other Report Parts

Office 365 Module

  • New "Last Signed In" column showing each user's last Microsoft 365 sign-in, useful for spotting stale accounts and unused licenses. Note that this requires an Azure P1 license or higher.
  • The Status field is renamed to "Contact Status" for clarity

Plan Module

  • Redesigned Completed button, plus a new "All" option next to Active and Completed so you can see everything at once
  • The Active view no longer hides items with blank statuses
  • Mass delete for Plan items, including grouped parent and child handling, plus mass select and mass edit fixes

Technology Module

  • Source badges are now color-coded by integration, with a neutral gray for unmapped or legacy sources
  • New filter conditions for number columns, and fixes across the expanded filter set: greater than and less than now apply correctly, fast filter options work with operators, and the filter popup stays anchored to its column
  • "Reset to default" is back for single Group columns

Builder Role Refinements

  • The Builder role from 9.4 got a full permissions pass: Builders can now manage template parts, dashboard widgets, Technology Module settings, grades, columns, report settings, and Budget and Roadmap part settings everywhere the role should allow

Team Management

  • Set MFA per user directly on the Add User form, active by default

Design, Stability, and Fixes

  • Continued Arya refinements following the 9.4 streaming release
  • Updated image on the login and registration screens
  • Support chat now loads correctly on custom domains after sign-in
  • Resolved production API errors, an Office 365 part error when contact merging is off, Technology Module group loading errors, and a Configurations field mapping conflict when fields share the same name
Product update

9.4 News: Builder Role, Arya streaming, and expanded filtering

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Shared by Jesse • July 16, 2026

Arya Chat Enhancements

  • Arya's chat responses now stream in as they're generated instead of appearing all at once, so answers start coming through right away
  • Arya usage limits: account-level caps with usage tracking and a warning as you approach the limit

Technology Module Filtering

  • Greatly expanded filtering capabilities in the Technology Module, for both numerical and date filters

Plan Module

  • Active / Completed toggle: switch the Plan view between active and completed items

Builder Role (NEW)

  • A new Builder role sits between Manager and Editor, with permissions extended across the platform

Design and UX

  • Expanded icon library available across the app
Product update

9.3 News: NinjaOne, Datto RMM, and the new sign-in

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Shared by Jesse • July 02, 2026

NinjaOne Integration (NEW)

  • Connect NinjaOne as your PSA, or as a data integration running alongside another PSA
  • Brings in your NinjaOne companies, devices, and contacts. Each device type becomes its own Flexible Item Group in the Technology Module
  • See the NinjaOne Integration article for setup

Datto RMM Integration (NEW)

  • Connect Datto RMM as a data integration to sync your sites and devices into the Technology Module
  • Each device type becomes its own Flexible Item Group, alongside your PSA Configurations
  • See the Datto RMM Integration article for setup

Sign-In Update

  • Strategy Overview sign-in has moved to Microsoft Entra, Microsoft's modern identity platform
  • The first time you sign in after the update, you'll complete a one-time setup: choose your region, enter your email, and set a password using "Forgot password?"
  • Multi-factor authentication is on by default, with verification codes sent by email. Admins can manage this for their team

Trash for Reports and Plans (NEW)

  • Deleted Reports and Plans now move to a Trash section instead of being removed right away
  • Restore an item from Trash, or remove it permanently when you're ready

Technology Module Enhancements

  • Custom columns: add your own columns to the Technology Module (Flexible Items)
  • Internal columns: mark a column as internal so it stays hidden from users with external roles
  • Grouping defaults for Configurations: synced Configurations are grouped automatically when they arrive, so onboarding a new integration is faster
  • Product ID (model number) mapping: map a device's model number to Product ID to support warranty lookups that require it, such as certain HP warranties
  • Filters in the Flexible Items module are now saved per user, so your view no longer changes when a teammate changes theirs

Budget and Roadmap Enhancements

  • Fiscal year: set your fiscal year start in General Settings, with a per-company override. New and draft Budgets follow the fiscal year you choose

Per company:

Account default:

  • Default Name and Grade columns now appear on the Budget and Roadmap

Arya AI

  • Arya has moved to Azure AI Foundry and now runs on updated GPT models for more capable responses

Office 365 Module

  • Filters in the Office 365 module are now saved per user instead of per account

Design and UX

  • Empty icons on Plans and Plan Templates now appear only on hover for a cleaner view
  • Beta labels removed across the app
Product update

9.2 News: Hudu Unleashed

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Shared by Jesse • April 23, 2026

Hudu Integration (NEW)

  • Hudu integration: sync companies and Asset Layouts from Hudu into Strategy Overview
  • Works standalone or alongside any supported PSA (ConnectWise, Autotask, Halo, and others)
  • Each Hudu Asset Layout becomes its own Flexible Item Group, with per-layout field selection
  • If your Hudu Asset Layouts include PSA data via Connected Fields, those fields sync through as well
  • See the Hudu Integration article for setup

Flexible Items Chart and Count Widgets (Technology Module)

  • Flexible Items Chart widget: visualize Flexible Item data as charts across all scopes (company, strategy, report, template, completed report)
  • Flexible Items Count widget: display count-based metrics with full drilldown support
  • Drilldown data now supports completed reports
  • These widgets replace the older Assets Chart and Assets Count widgets. Existing widgets were migrated automatically
  • See Dashboard and Widgets for placement and configuration

Redesigned Mass Edit

  • Redesigned mass edit UI applied on the Flexible Items module and the Plan module
  • Plan mass edit fix: selecting all children no longer auto-selects the parent item

Warranty Enhancements

  • Automatic mask generation for new vendors: expanded and stabilized across multiple sprint iterations
  • Apple warranty: emergency patches applied; integration moved toward stable state
  • Inactive items are now excluded from warranty update processing
  • Apple logo added to the Warranty UI

Arya AI Enhancements

  • Arya can now use counts of related items as part of the prompt when generating responses
  • AI call activated for the 1 to 5 related items path
  • Status trigger improvement: value options now included in the AI payload when Ask Arya is triggered on the Status field

Plan Module Enhancements

  • Adding a Plan Part to a Report is significantly faster: redesigned flow with template selection and other improvements
  • Duplicate Plan template option added to the fast-access templates list
  • Drag behavior on Plan fixed (previously glitchy)
  • Plan item popup closes when clicking empty space below the table
  • Mass edit on Plan: parent item no longer auto-selected when selecting all children
  • Plan item popup click-out behavior fixed: clicking outside now cancels instead of adding
  • Free subscription plans now support up to 5 Plans (raised from 3)
  • Mobile: edit icon removed from Plan mobile view

Flexible Items Enhancements

  • Virtual scroll improvements for Flexible Item views on roadmap and budget
  • Default column order restored after import and after "Reset to default" in Flexible Items and the Flexible Items Report Part
  • Ability to open a Flexible Item Group in a new tab via right-click in the groups menu
  • Column checkbox color updated in Flexible Items and the Flexible Items Report Part
  • Class column type: define pre-configured tiers for Flexible Item Groups with labels, colors, and built-in pricing. See Configuring Your Technology Module for setup.
  • Settings > Configurations section has been removed

Streamline and Onboarding Improvements

  • Auto-mapping: companies from PSA are now automatically mapped to Data Integration on arrival
  • Auto-relate: Flexible Item Groups are automatically linked to Assessment Items if names match
  • Assessment budget values now parsed to number consistently (UI, API, and data migration script)
  • Unscheduled Budget: new UI and API support for budget items without a scheduled period

Design and UX Enhancements

  • Rounded corners applied across the application
  • New loading animation with browser cache implementation
  • "Force sync" button styled white
  • Display mode: increased default width for Site column
  • Dynamic columns on roadmap and budget can now be resized to zero width
  • Review mode label no longer truncates
  • Text areas now support resize
  • Assessment info tooltip: item description shown on hover
  • Present Mode: Edit row above tables is restored (was previously on hover only)
  • 17 grades now fit in an open item without scroll
  • Counter of child elements shown in front of parent on roadmap and budget
  • Favicon updated to non-transparent version
  • Click-out on "Add Report" form cancels instead of submitting

Halo Integration Enhancements

  • "Inactive" property now synced to asset status from Halo
  • Primary site determination logic improved for Halo company-site mapping
  • Custom object columns (ID with CF) no longer show the hide (eye) icon

Permissions

  • Plan Module: flexible permissions extended to support mass actions
  • Permissions dropdown UI updated after UAT

Performance and Technical Improvements

  • API threshold limitations addressed: endpoints and general limits
  • Production API random restart issue resolved
  • Healthchecks added to the API
  • EU client sync to Intercom fixed
  • Log retrieval optimized; old logs flushed
  • DateTimeTryCastNull translation improved for better query reliability
  • Security: HTML injection protection improvements
  • Azure setting enabled to allow single API endpoint instead of IP list (in progress)
  • Flexible Items: technical debt addressed with one centralized place to describe columns
  • Archive models added for statuses and Flexible Item sections
  • Blocking synchronization added on Flexible Item group updates
Product update

9.1 News: Lil Mamba, Setup Statuses and warranty management

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Shared by Jesse • February 13, 2026

Flexible Items: Setup Statuses

  • Custom Status Configuration: Map integration statuses to Strategy Overview asset statuses (Active, Inactive, Disposed, etc.)
  • Status-Based Filtering: Filter flexible items by their current status across all views and reports using a single toggle at the top of the Technology module
  • Automated Status Assignment: New items automatically receive appropriate statuses based on your configuration in Settings > Flexible Items > Statuses
  • Health Score Improvements: Inactive assets are now properly excluded from group health score calculations

Enhanced Warranty Management

  • Apple Warranty moved from beta testing to live
  • Multi-Vendor Support: Enhanced support for HP/HPE, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and Dell warranty lookups

Sites Mapping Logic Enhancements

  • Improved mapping logic for matching imported site data to your existing site structure to avoid duplicates
  • Sites sync from IT Glue
  • Links to fast-open sites on click by site icon in integration system

Flexible Items Enhancements

  • When selecting a Flexible Asset Group during integration setup with IT Glue, the system now auto-selects the first 5 available fields for quicker setup
  • Enhanced ability to delete mapped Flexible Item groups with proper import filter adjustments

Improvements

  • Filtering: Added "does not equal" and "does not contain" operators for text-based filters
  • Plan filters are now saved per-plan rather than per-user, ensuring consistent filtering across team members
  • New ticket permission system: users can now be restricted to viewing only their own tickets or granted access to all tickets (user setting page)
  • Flexible Roadmap: Added ability to reorder sources (Plan, Assessment, Technology) directly from reports
  • Improved schedule module width to properly fit screen dimensions
  • Enhanced Marketplace "Get Template" button placement and Template type placement
  • Better responsive header alignment across the application

Performance & Technical Improvements

  • Improved overall system performance through modernization and adoption of newer language features
  • Optimized report display and rendering performance, supported by enhanced profiling capabilities
  • Increased write performance for Flexible Items to improve speed and reliability
  • Enhanced integration observability services to provide better monitoring and troubleshooting support
  • Strengthened database encryption to improve security for sensitive information
  • Improved handling and storage of flexible item column value data
  • Added better auditable column management support within database migrations
  • Consolidated Payment and Settings API functionality into the User API for improved structure and maintainability
Product update

9.0 News: Big Mamba, Flexible Roadmap and Budget

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Shared by Jesse • December 19, 2025

Technology Module Enhancements

  • PSA assets migrated into Technology (Flexible Items) Module and Part
  • Custom columns: Smart Memory, Age
  • Sections to group items
  • New roadmap customizations allowing picking columns

Flexible Roadmap (NEW)

  • New Flexible Roadmap Part now pulls budget numbers from Plan, Assessment, & Technology
  • New design
  • New roadmap customizations allowing picking columns and more

Flexible Budget (NEW)

  • New Flexible Budget Part now pulls budget numbers from Plan, Assessment, & Technology
  • New filtering and other advanced settings

Warranty Enhancements

  • Warranty advanced settings
  • Warranty for IT Glue Configurations
  • Apple warranties in beta

Plan Enhancements

  • Site column
  • Mass-reorder
  • Saving plan in completed report
  • Separate URL for Plan item for link sharing convenience

Other Enhancements

  • New login screen
  • 800+ enhancements total