💡 Cycle time in Jira: How to deal and improve Jira time reporting? 📈

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Why is Cycle time a critical metric for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of your team's workflow in Jira? It provides valuable insights into how long it takes for an issue to move from one status to another, helping you identify bottlenecks, improve productivity, and enhance overall project delivery. In this article, we will explore the concept of Cycle time in Jira and discuss how you can use the Time in Status for Jira Cloud add-on to streamline your Jira time reporting process.

What is Cycle Time in Jira?

Cycle time refers to the total duration it takes for an issue to move from one status to another within your Jira project. It represents the end-to-end time taken to complete a task, from the moment it enters the workflow until it reaches its final status. By analyzing cycle time in Jira, you can gain insights into how efficiently your team is progressing through their work. Note! Cycle time in Jira includes only active statuses (from In Progress to Under Review, for example).

Cycle time report with Time in Status Add-on for Jira Cloud

To streamline Jira time reporting and enhance your cycle time analysis, the Time in Status for Jira Cloud add-on offers a comprehensive solution. This add-on provides automated tracking of the Jira time spent in each status, giving you a clear understanding of how long an issue has been in a particular status. By eliminating manual data entry and providing accurate time metrics, the Time in Status for Jira Cloud simplifies your Jira time reporting process.

To get the Cycle time report, you just need to do a few simple steps:

1. Choose the report you need from the available ones.
2. Create a Status group, name it and add necessary statuses.
3. Click the Save button and monitor the report on the Grid or Chart view.

       4. Then export it to CSV or XLSX files if necessary or share with your colleagues or third-party analytical systems using the JSON Data Feed link functionality.

Conclusion

Cycle time is a valuable metric for evaluating the efficiency of your team's workflow in Jira. By using the Time in Status for Jira Cloud, you can streamline your Jira time reporting process, gain insights into cycle time in Jira metrics, and identify areas for improvement. You can discover more advantages of the add-on at the Atlassian Marketplace and ensure that this is an indispensable tool in manager’s work.  

Also, you can find more insights about using the add-on in our documentation and YouTube channel.

I am pleased to offer you a 30-day trial of Time in Status for Jira Cloud. Furthermore, our add-on is free for up to 10 users, allowing you to evaluate its effectiveness in your service processes.

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