Unlock deeper insights into how your team works by mastering time-in-status analysis in Jira. Time-in-status captures the length of time an issue stays in each status-from "To Do" or "In Progress" to "Done" and beyond. It's a powerful metric for spotting bottlenecks, gauging team efficiency, and driving process improvements.
Though native JQL itself does not calculate time-in-status, it is extremely useful to the filtering and organization of issues based on transitions, status dates, assignees, and so on.
For example:
- status = "In Progress" returns all issues currently in that status.
- status changed FROM "To Do" TO "In Progress" DURING ("2023-01-01", "2023-12-31") finds issues that made that particular transition in the given time frame.
True time-in-status reports most often require some kind of integration with additional solutions, such as Jira apps, automation rules, or even a custom solution with the Jira REST API. These help track exact durations, visualize the data, and show patterns.
Start simple: filter by status or assignee. Then, evolve into combining filters and leveraging plugins or automation. The goal? Turn raw data into actionable insights. With the right approach, you can optimize your workflow, remove bottlenecks, and boost team productivity.
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