Custom Jira Reports

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Reports are a universal tool used at all levels and in various ways to detail data. They play a crucial role in how team members and managers evaluate progress and productivity. They uncover the intricacies of workflow to identify areas for improvement, ensure work is done efficiently and on time, and verify the appropriate allocation of resources. This underscores the value of your work and its impact on overall productivity. 

All reports are different and are primarily based on the most acceptable principle to the team. Someone evaluates everything in story points, someone by workflows, someone using time in status and time between statuses metrics. Most teams still combine all these methods, differentiating their approach to reporting. This gives a better idea of different aspects of the workflow. 

In this article, we'll talk about the Time in Status metric, the app of the same name, and how to customize reports for your needs. Let's go!

Customizing Regularly Grid Time in Status Report

Regular Time in Status, Average Time, etc., reports can be customized by adding additional columns to the grid, allowing users to access more information with just a few clicks.

Using the Column Manager in the right corner, you can choose which Jira issue fields to display on the report. 

Status Group Creation - Lead and Cycle Time, Resolution Time, Wait Time, etc.

Status Group is an opportunity to calculate various time metrics related to the broad concept of Delivery Time (Lead & Cycle, Time to First Response, Time to Fix Bug, Time to Resolution, etc.)

All you need to do is to define, according to your Jirs workflow, which metrics you want to calculate and what statuses they should contain. Then, in the same Column Manager, you organize them into Status Groups and immediately see them displayed on the grid.

If you select the Average Time report, for example, the report will show you the average value of these time KPIs.

Also, all Status Groups are displayed on the charts. For example, the chart below shows the Average time report, where you can compare how the average Lead & Cycle Time value has changed every week for a period of 30 days.

Custom Pivot-Based Reports for In-Depth Data Analysis

The advantage of pivots is that they can be used to create complex, multi-layered reports—hello Excel, but directly in Jira.

For example, the screenshot below shows the Assignee—Issue Summary report, then how much time these tasks and story points spent in the In Progress status. In the last column, we calculated how much time is spent in the In Progress status per story point for each Assignee on a particular task.

This gives us an understanding of whether we are correctly estimating tasks and allocating our resources.

And many such reports can be constructed, depending on your needs.

Stay Up-to-Date with Dashboard Gadgets for Real-Time Reporting

It's hard to overestimate the popularity and convenience of Jira Dashboard. This is also a reporting tool, just in a smaller format, and designed to monitor the "health" of the project in real-time.

The Time in Status app allows you to display each of its reports as a gadget.

Using Time in Status Custom Field in JQL

This is probably the most primitive report, but it also has fans. Using custom time in status fields, you can calculate the time in status right in the issue and display it on the board. Using JQL, you can form a sample by this field.

And of course, you can add this field to the List View.

In conclusion, the Time in Status app is a game-changer for customizing Jira reports and gaining valuable insights into your team's workflow. With its user-friendly features, you can easily add additional columns to the grid, create Status Groups, use pivots for multi-layered analysis, and monitor project "health" in real-time with Dashboard Gadgets. So why not give it a try? Experiment with these options to create reports reflecting your team's progress and productivity. 

Trust us; your future self will thank you for making the most of this powerful tool!