How is it possible to better track time in Jira?

Question

Hello guys. Need your help here.

First, I need to know how to better track time in Jira in the most precise way possible. Some tools like Clocify can help you to do that but some people can just forget to turn it on and off. I was also thinking about a special tool that would probably track the time developer spent in the branch but that idea was critisized.

Second, all that tracked the time I needed to break down and demonstrate it in the form of a diagram that shows how much time was spent on each task type - story, bug, etc. That means that the final solution should be well integrated with Jira.

Rahul_RVS · Answer

Hi @Andrii (PM)

If you are fine with a mktplace app, to get this data, you can try out our plugin

Agile Tools : Epic Tree, Links Tree, Time in Status & Worklogs

Through the app you can track time both at the status level, i.e. how much time the issue spent in each status and also time spent with Assignee.

Also if your team enters worklogs the app helps to pull out reports based on that too.

Do try it out.

Disclaimer : I work for the team which developed this app

Mehmet A _Bloompeak_ · Answer

Hi @Andrii (PM)

As an alternative, you can try Status Time Reports app developed by our team. It mainly provides reports and gadgets based on how much time passed in each status.

Here is the online demo link, you can see it in action and try without installing the app.

* This app has a dynamic status grouping feature so that you can generate various valuable reports as time in status, time in assignee, status entry dates and status counts, cycle time and lead time, average/sum reports by any field(e.g. average in progress time by project, average cycle time by issue creation month).

* You can search issues by Project, Issue Type, Status, Assignee, Issue Creation/Resolution Date(and any other Date field) and JQL Query.
* Status durations are calculated according to the working calendar you define. Once you enter your working calendar into the app, it takes your working schedule into account too. That is, "In Progress" time of an issue opened on Friday at 5 PM and closed on Monday at 9 AM, will be a few hours rather than 3 days.
* You can set different duration formats.
* You can export reports in CSV file format and open them in MS Excel.
* You can also add this app as a gadget to your Jira dashboards and reach “Status Time” from Issue Detail page.
* You can enable/disable access to Status Time reports&gadgets and Issue Detail page per project, users, groups or project role.

If you are looking for a free solution, you can try the limited version Status Time Free.

Hope it helps.

Karolina Wons_SaaSJet · Answer

Hello @Andrii (PM)

When it comes to time tracking in Jira, you can try some apps for logging time presented on the Atlassian Marketplace.

Or, as for me, the easiest and the most convenient way to track team efficiency is to use some add-ons like Time in Status for JiraCloud.

It shows precisely how long each issue has been spent in each status and how long each team member has been working on the issue. So you will have everything necessary in a single place). It allows exporting and sharing reports with other team members.

This add-on is developed by my team. Please, let me know if you have any questions.

I hope you find it helpful.