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• Last: analyze recent trends by selecting periods like days, weeks, or months.
  Sprints are also an option for Scrum boards and unavailable for other Data Source units.
  If even one Kanban board is selected, this option disappears.

• Since: start the data display from on a specific date , which is ideal for long-term analysis.

• Fixed: specify start and end dates to focus on a defined time period.

The selected interval is a common setting and affects all charts of the Cycle Time Chart: Cycle Time Histogram, Time in Status Cycle Time Chart, and Cycle Time Trend Chart.

Grouping options

Aggregate data into logical groups to simplify complex information, depending on your project management style. This option helps to simplify complex data by categorizing it into logical intervals.

Grouping can be configured as daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or by sprint, depending on the Data Source units.

Exception: the Cycle Time Histogram Chart doesn’t offer Grouping options because the chart groups issues based on their exact cycle or lead time. Because the chart already organizes issues by their specific duration, adding a grouping option by calendar units (such as weeks or sprints) isn't necessary or helpful.

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Exceptions: the Time In Status Cycle Time Chart chart doesn’t have “Unit” options because it automatically adjusts the Y-axis based on the metrics, showing time in hours, days, or weeks as needed.

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Exceptions: the Time In Status Cycle Time Chart chart doesn't include statistics, as this chart focuses on the distribution of time across different statuses rather than specific statistical measures.

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Highlight critical areas on your Cycle Time chart Histogram Chart to draw attention to important data ranges or thresholds. Keep your team’s focus where it matters most.

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Exceptions:

• The Time In Status Cycle Time Chart doesn’t support highlights because the chart already stacks data by status, making additional highlights redundant.

• Highlights aren't as useful for the Cycle Time Trend Сhart because it emphasizes overall trends and progress over time, rather than isolated data points. The Trend chart uses Targets as an analog to highlights, focusing on long-term goals rather than specific data ranges

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• Targets are exclusive to the Cycle Time Trend chartChart, replacing Highlights from the Cycle Time chartHistogram Chart. They allow you to set specific benchmarks, offering a clear way to track long-term goals and trends. This approach fits trend analysis better than highlighting specific data ranges.

• The Time in Status chart Cycle Time Chart lacks Targets because it focuses on analyzing how long tasks stay in each status, not on tracking progress toward long-term goals, which makes targets irelevant.

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Understand the variability of your process with distribution types like Gaussian, Exponential, or Pareto. See where your process shines and where it might stumble.

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