Purpose
Time Spent On Bug Fixing shows how much time in % of all logged time a team spends on defects fixing.
How metric helps
Time Spent On Bug Fixing helps to monitor and optimize efforts spent on fixing defects. It is suggested to spend < 20 % of all time on fixing defects.
How metric works
Chart overview
Chart shows a percentage of time spent on fixing defects - number in the center. Target value is 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
Time Spent On Bug Fixing = (time logged for defects / all logged time) *100.
RAG thresholds: Red - metric value > 20; Green - metric value = < 20.
Assumptions
1 Calculation considers created items within the last 90 days.
2 Defect is an item of a type set in Project Configuration > Data Sources > Task Tracking System> Quality Management > Issue/Work Item type used for defects tracking.
Data Source
Data for the metric can be collected from a task tracking system (Jira, TFS, Rally, etc.).