{
  "id": 3234222,
  "title": "Tempo launches Workforce Intelligence to tie AI spend to Jira work items",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tempo-launches-workforce-intelligence-to-tie-ai-spend-to-jira-work",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/25/tempo-launches-workforce-intelligence-to-tie-ai-spend-to-jira-work-items/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tempo Software Inc. has launched Workforce Intelligence, an Atlassian Marketplace app that links artificial intelligence usage costs to specific Jira work items. The new offering is part of Tempo's Intelligent Portfolio Orchestration solution. The app connects AI activity with human effort for individual Jira work items, then aggregates those records to larger projects. This allows engineering managers to compare cycle times for AI-assisted work with other tasks, as well as track AI spending, user activity, and costs for strategic initiatives. Workforce Intelligence can run natively within Jira, so engineers don't need to log changes to their workflows. With budget scrutiny increasing on AI spending, fewer than one-third of decision-makers can currently tie AI value to financial growth, according to Forrester Research. However, organizations that train their employees and set clear usage rules for AI tools are more likely to see real value from their investments. Tempo serves over 30,000 customers, including Cisco Systems, Airbus, and Oracle, and has recently been acquired by private equity firm Diversis Capital. Workforce Intelligence is now available on the Atlassian Marketplace.",
  "summary": "Tempo Software Inc. today introduced Workforce Intelligence, an Atlassian Marketplace app that connects artificial intelligence usage and its cost to the individual Jira issues the work was done on. The company sells planning and portfolio software into the Atlassian Corp. ecosystem, and the app is the newest piece of what Tempo calls Intelligent Portfolio Orchestration. […] The post Tempo…",
  "key_points": [
    "Tempo launches Workforce Intelligence app",
    "Links AI spend to specific Jira work items",
    "Helps managers compare AI-assisted work"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}