Kanban Teams - Free Apps
Asked by Lee Street:

Community,

Im looking for the recommended apps for a Kanban Team

Im looking for some simple data points

i.e

Cycle time of a User Story over a 10 days period

Cycle Time of a Bug over a 10 day period

Throughput over a 10 day period

I see some apps but they seem over complicated

Any guidance would be appreciated


Answers:
author: Walter Buggenhout
body: Hi [@Lee Street](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114994),

I am expecting several vendors of *time in status* apps to jump in to this question soon, but before diving into those, do take a look at the built-in control chart report that comes with your kanban board.

[This control chart](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/view-and-understand-the-control-chart/) allows you to check the cycle time across a flexible time frame. By adding quick filters to your board, you can drill into separate issue types and answer the most pressing questions you have, without the need to purchase additional apps.

If you want this information on a dashboard, you may be better of looking at more solid reporting apps (like EazyBI) or an integration with a BI tool you may already have in your organisation. In that case, do consider if this will be your only reporting need that you want to solve of if there's more that Jira out of the box does not provide.

Hope this helps!

comments: author: Lee Street
body: Thanks [@Walter Buggenhout](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/783225)

Ive checked the Control chart but trying to understand the logic behind it

Thank you!


author: Walter Buggenhout
body: Check. That's why I shared the link to the documentation.


author: Metricus
body: Hi [@Lee Street](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114994)

My company, [Metricus](http://www.metricus.com) , has a process mining application that will provide the information you require. Check it out at [Process Optimizer for Jira](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1230330) . It also has comprehensive Time in Status/Activity reporting. Any questions just contact support@metricus.com.

Ian

**Process Mining**

![H1.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315937iB538D7A698661D55/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "H1.png")

**Time in Status**

![H2.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/315938iACE78FC60381DFA6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "H2.png")


author: Mehmet A _Bloompeak_
body: Hi [@Lee Street](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114994)

**1.** You can try [Status Time Reports](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/1221826) app developed by our team. It mainly provides reports and gadgets based on how much time passed in each status.

If you are interested in cycle time \& lead time, you can have a look at the article below.

[Cycle Time and Lead Time in Jira: Productivity Measurement with Two Critical Parameters](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/Cycle-Time-and-Lead-Time-in-Jira-Productivity-Measurement-with/ba-p/1905845)

Here is the [online demo link](http://status-time.bloompeak.io/demo), you can see it in action and try without installing the app.

For further details, you can have a look at [Status Time Reports How to Videos.](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVHoaAkoFPJnG9nLkzcxG0P00ndQgimDs)

If you are looking for a completely **free** **solution** , you can try the limited version [Status Time Reports Free](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1222051).

**2.** You can try [Reports - Charts and Graphs for Jira Dashboard](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/1226236) app developed by our team to create various reports, charts and graphs for your Jira projects.

Below you can see an article about creating custom reports, charts and graphs in Jira with our app.

[How to Create Custom and Flexible Reports, Charts and Graphs in Jira](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Marketplace-Apps-Integrations/How-to-Create-Custom-and-Flexible-Reports-Charts-and-Graphs-in/ba-p/1957785)

Here is our [live demo dashboard](https://reports-pro.bloompeak.io/demo) where you can see and modify sample reports and play with them.

For more detail, you can have a look at[Reports - Charts and Graphs for Jira How to Videos.](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVHoaAkoFPJntVxJbeRAB9VF52KFYqeJ4)  

If you are looking for a completely **free** **solution** , you can try the limited version [Reports - Charts and Graphs for Jira Dashboard Free](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/1226734).

If you need any help, feel free to contact us via support@bloompeak.io or [schedule a demo](https://bloompeak.io/schedule-a-call) with us.

Hope it helps.


author: Danut M _StonikByte_
body: Hi [@Lee Street](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114994),

Our [Great Gadgets](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=great%20gadgets%20agile%20stonikbyte) app offers all you need for tracking your Kanban projects. The app is free for up-to 10 users; otherwise it comes with a 1-month free trial.

![](https://blogstonikbyte.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/time-trend.png?w=833)

![](https://blogstonikbyte.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/cycle-time-control-chart-v2.png?w=834)

![](https://blogstonikbyte.files.wordpress.com/2023/11/velocity-weekly-throughput-.png?w=831)

Take a look over these articles to see how this app can help you:

* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-articles/Building-a-powerful-Kanban-dashboard-in-Jira-with-Great-Gadgets/ba-p/1664331>
* <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/App-Central/How-to-track-the-Kanban-velocity-throughput-with-Great-Gadgets/ba-p/1718255>

Hope this helps. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at support@stonikbyte.com.

Danut


author: Alper Saglam _actioner_
body: Hi,   

[@Lee Street](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114994),   

Just to be clear what do you want your app to be doing?  
For example, I am imagining an app that checks all user stories in a segment (for example open issues) and reports its cycle time (for example how much time it stays in the todo column, and in-progress column)

is it what you want? can you elaborate a little bit?

Alper-


author: Ste Wright
body: Hi [@Lee Street](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4114994)

How many users do you have on your instance?

I'm asking because there's quite a range of apps which are free for 10 users or less, but less options in higher user tiers.

Your tier will help us clarify which free apps to recommend.

Ste

comments: author: Lee Street
body: 250 users


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