Days in todo column always very high

Robert Condon

I am hoping to gain some guidance as to how scrum boards interpret the 'Days in Column' metric. 

To my understanding, in order for an item to appear in the Sprint Back, the status must be mapped to a column on the Scrum Board.
But this means that items that have been in a status mapped to the To Do column for a long time, always start the sprint with a very high count of 'Days in Column'

Would appreciate ideas on:

1. How to show items in the Sprint Backlog without having the status mapped to a column
   OR
2. Was for the 'Days in Column' counter to only run once a sprint has started.

My best idea so far is to use automation to perform a status change as soon as a Sprint starts

 

thanks

Dick

Hi @Robert Condon 

You can use the Open status for backlog, and an Approved status as first column in your sprint board. When filling the sprint with the team, they pull from the backlog and place the items in the approved box (you can do this in the backlog view).

The metrics you're after would be related to the Days in Approved column.

Kind regards,
Dick