How can I measure lead time by Portfolio Epic?
Asked by Brian Forsner:

I'm looking for Lead Time data for a list of Epics, but we currently only want to measure this by a subset of process steps (Analyzing - \> Accepted). Can export a list of epics with the time spent in each process step?

Reports exist to indicate this data is available.


Answers:
author: Valeriia_Havrylenko_SaaSJet
body: Hi [@Brian Forsner](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4843962) ?

As an alternative, you can try - [Time in Status for Jira](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1219732/time-in-status-for-jira-cloud?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=Atlassian_Marketplace&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Comment_How-can-I-measure-lead-time-by-Portfolio-Epic_20240204), which gives you **Lead Time** by a Particular Period (by week, sprint, etc). Then you can export all necessary data as a report in XLS or CVS .

To track Jira Lead time only for a particular week or sprint, all you need is to filter issues by Sprint or choose the necessary week as a date range.

![TIS 4.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/214923iE17192E798DB74B5/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "TIS 4.png")

![TIS 5.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/214924iEC63F22ABA7AF624/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "TIS 5.png")

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Another option can be [Time Between Statuses](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221462?utm_source=Atlassian_Marketplace&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Comment_How-can-I-measure-lead-time-by-Portfolio-Epic1_20240204). This add-on measures connections in the workflow, through a transition time in specific issues.   
You can count **Lead Time** by setting start/stop and pause statuses in the configuration manager.

![Time Between Satuses.jpg](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/276203i542442981F1236C6/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Time Between Satuses.jpg")  

Then you can export all necessary data as a report in XLS or CVS as well.

Add-ons have a **30-day** free trial versions, **free up to 10 users**and developed by SaaSJet as well.  
Hope it helps ?


author: Gizem G?k?e _OBSS_
body: Update on May 9th, 2024: Time in Status by OBSS was recently rebranded as [Timepiece](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211756/time-in-status?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=community&utm_medium=answer). It is still the same capable app with the same dedicated team behind it. The answer below mentions the app as "[Time in Status](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211756/time-in-status?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=community&utm_medium=answer)" but you can find the app in the marketplace as "[Timepiece (formerly Time in Status)](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211756/time-in-status?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=community&utm_medium=answer)".

Hello [@Brian Forsner](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4843962) ,

In order to measure Lead Time for your epics I can recommend [Time in Status](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211756/) app which is built by my team at OBSS. It is available for both Jira Cloud, and Data Center.

Time in Status mainly allows you to see how much time each issue spent on each **status** and on each **assignee**.

Time in Status offers two report types for your case:

The first one is **Status Duration** report (please see the screenshot above) which shows how much time each issue spent on each status. You can combine the time for multiple statuses to get metrics like **Issue Age, Cycle Time, Lead Time, Resolution Time** etc.

![Lead Time.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/303000i3395056682C01761/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Lead Time.png")

As an alternative approach, Time in Status also has **Duration Between Statuses** report type which shows the duration between two specific statuses. This report type also allows the user to exclude the times for "pause" statuses.

![Report Types DBS.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/297370iCC7452996EAEABBC/image-dimensions/505x150?v=v2 "Report Types DBS.png")

For all numeric report types, you can calculate **averages** and **sums** of those durations grouped by the issue fields you select. For example total in-progress time per *customer*or average resolution time per sprint, week, month, issuetype, request type, etc. The ability to group by parts of dates (year, month, week, day, hour) or sprints is particularly useful here since it allows you to compare different time periods or see the trend. All these report types, including averages and sums, can be turned into charts.

Time in Status calculates its reports using already existing Jira issue histories so when you install the app, you don't need to add anything to your issue workflows and you can get reports on your past issues as well. It supports both Company Managed and Team Managed projects.

Time in Status reports can be accessed through **its own reporting page, dashboard gadgets, and issue view screen tabs**. All these options can provide both calculated data tables and charts.

And the app has a REST API so you can get the reports from Jira UI or via REST. Also you can export the reports in to various formats easily.

![Gadget_AverageStatusDurationByComponent.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/170017i541738A81A7EBA80/image-dimensions/165x135?v=v2 "Gadget_AverageStatusDurationByComponent.png") ![tisCloud_StatusDuration_LeadTime_Chart.png](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/170018i88B62F9CBD7B6C6E/image-dimensions/198x94?v=v2 "tisCloud_StatusDuration_LeadTime_Chart.png")

Visit [Time in Status](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1211756/time-in-status?hosting=cloud&tab=overview) to explore how our JIRA add-on can revolutionize your metrics measurement process. Enjoy **a 30-day free trial** to experience the full range of features.

Hope it helps,

Gizem

comments: author: Brian Forsner
body: How does this help for see the age of Portfolio Epics in Jira Align?


author: Gizem G?k?e _OBSS_
body: I am so sorry Brian. I missed that the question was about Jira A++lign++. The solution I suggested is valid for Jira epics.


author: Edvaldo Lima
body: Hi [@Brian Forsner](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4843962)

if you're looking to know how long Epics were in a certain process step status I believe you use the following report in Jira Align.

* [Process step cycle time](https://help.jiraalign.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001314774-Process-step-cycle-time)

I hope it helps!