LOPS Cycle Time & Flow Metrics

Generated: 2026-03-02 11:39 EST | Data Source: JIRA | Tickets Analyzed: 1131

Sprint Range:
Showing 10 of 31 sprints

How This Report Works

Cycle Time

Time from when work actively starts (first transition out of To Do / Backlog / Open) to when it is completed (last transition to Done / Closed / Verified). Measures how fast work flows once picked up.

Lead Time

Time from ticket creation to completion. Includes all wait time before work starts. Represents the customer's perspective of how long a request takes.

Throughput

Number of tickets completed per sprint. Combined with cycle time, throughput reveals whether the team is delivering more items faster or fewer items slower.

Done Statuses

Tickets in Done, Closed, Resolved, or Verified are counted as complete.

Median & P85

Median is the middle value — 50% of tickets complete faster. P85 (85th percentile) is the value where 85% of tickets complete faster — it captures the “typical worst case” while excluding outliers. If your P85 cycle time is 14 days, 85 out of 100 tickets finish within 14 days.

Data Source

project = LOPS AND "products[select list (multiple choices)]" IN (tfMRD, "Latitude (tfMRD)") AND "team[team]" = fee007ac-475e-494f-b3b7-91697cf32c09

Time Distribution

How cycle times and lead times are distributed across all completed tickets (all sprints, not affected by the sprint range filter). Vertical lines mark the median (solid green — 50th percentile) and P85 (dashed red — 85th percentile) values. A tight distribution means predictable delivery.

Throughput

Number of tickets completed per sprint (bars) with total story points delivered (line, right axis). Consistent throughput indicates a stable delivery cadence.

Dev vs QA Story Points

Story points delivered per sprint broken down by Dev and QA. A persistent imbalance may indicate a bottleneck in one discipline.

Work in Progress (WIP)

Distinct tickets in an active status during each sprint (purple area) vs tickets completed that sprint (green bars). High WIP relative to throughput indicates too much parallel work, which increases cycle time (Little’s Law: CT = WIP / Throughput).

Cycle Time by Issue Type

Median cycle time for each issue type. Bugs often have shorter cycle times (urgent fixes) while Stories may take longer (more complex).

Detailed Breakdown

Issue TypeCountCT Median (d)CT P85 (d)LT Median (d)LT P85 (d)
Defect9458.6111.863.8134.9
Epic5621.9176.0272.9329.7
Initiative40.021.1387.4421.8
Story249219.4299.3271.9331.9
Sub-defect6716.4108.119.4114.2
Sub-task7414.948.315.152.9
Task1736.824.713.745.6
Tweak15034.9126.281.3147.4

Completed Tickets

Completed tickets sorted by cycle time (longest first), filtered to the selected sprint range. Cycle time cells are color-coded: >20 days, >10 days, ≤10 days.

Key Summary Type Cycle Time (d) Lead Time (d) Points