Completed Work Items Estimated in Hours

Purpose

Completed Work Items Estimated in Hours shows a percentage of work items estimated in Hours.

How metric helps 

Completed Work Items Estimated in Hours helps to analyze what work is estimated in Hours and what work missed the estimation and thus overlooked in a team velocity.

How metric works

Chart overview 

Chart shows a percentage of completed items estimated in hours - number in the center. Target value is above the chart.  

By click on a chart a pop up appears with the following information got from the task tracking system:

  • Issue ID

  • Type

  • Priority

  • Summary

Calculation

Completed Work Items Estimated in Hours  = (Number of "Done" items estimated in hours/Number of "Done" items)*100%.

RAG thresholds: Red - metric value < 95%; Green - metric value >= 95%. 

Assumptions

1 Calculation considers completed items within the last 90 days.

2 Field for estimates is set in Project Settings>Data Sources>Task Tracking System>Fields mapping.

3 Issue/work item types taken into the calculation: those selected in Project Settings>Data Sources>Task Tracking System>Scope Management>Issue types to be estimated in Person hours

Data Source 

Data for the metric can be collected from a task tracking system (Jira, TFS, Rally, etc.).



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