Kanban Flow Metrics – Lead Time & Cycle Time for Jira
Track and visualize Lead Time & Cycle Time in real time. Spot bottlenecks, improve delivery flow, and align your team — all natively within Jira.
Optimize your team’s delivery flow with Kanban Flow Metrics — the smart, automated Jira plugin that tracks Lead Time and Cycle Time in real time.
Built for teams using Kanban or flow-based delivery, this plugin helps you identify bottlenecks early, improve process efficiency, and gain complete visibility into how work moves through your system.
Whether you're managing product development or business ops, Kanban Flow Metrics provides the actionable insights you need — right inside Jira.
🚀 Kanban Flow Metrics for Jira
Visualize. Analyze. Optimize.
A powerful Jira plugin that brings clarity to your team's delivery flow — with real-time Lead Time & Cycle Time tracking.
🧠 What It Does
Kanban Flow Metrics helps you understand how work moves through your team.
It automatically tracks, calculates, and visualizes your Lead Time and Cycle Time, so you can:
✅ Spot bottlenecks early
✅ Improve delivery speed with confidence
✅ Make data-driven decisions — without extra tools
❤️ Why Teams Love It
📊 Real-Time Metrics
Live tracking as work progresses. No manual updates, no spreadsheets.
🤖 Smart Automation
Set it up once. Get automatic calculations, alerts, and beautiful reports.
🔍 Deep Insights
Track trends, detect slowdowns, and predict problems before they grow.
⚙️ 100% Native to Jira
No external setup. Just install and go — works with team-managed and company-managed projects.
💼 Business Value
Process Optimization
See where work gets stuck
Analyze delivery trends over time
Improve flow with clear, measurable data
Team Alignment
Transparent metrics for the whole team
Set targets and monitor progress
Alerts when timelines are at risk
🛠 Core Features
🔢 Flow Time Metrics
Auto-calculate Lead Time & Cycle Time
Multiple work types (Stories, Bugs, etc.)
Status indicators: On target ✅ | Delayed ❌ | In progress 🟢 🟡 🔴 | Unavailable ❓
🔧 Project-Level Settings
Configure each project separately
Set custom targets & alert thresholds
Choose start/end statuses to track
🧱 Batch Processing
Smart batch processor handles large volumes
Calculate metrics for incomplete work items manually
📈 Reports & Analytics
Flow Metrics report on your Jira board
Time distribution charts & completion rates
Dashboard to monitor project health
Supports hours, days, weeks, working hours, and business days
Accurate to one decimal place
🔔 Smart Alerts
Custom alert messages with variables
Anti-spam (no repeat alerts)
Auto-comment in Jira when thresholds are breached
🌍 Ready for Global Teams
Full time zone support
Date range filters (e.g., this week, last 30 days)
Built on Atlassian Forge for enterprise-grade security
No 3rd-party dependencies
🎯 Flow with confidence. Ship with clarity.
Whether you're a Product Owner, Delivery Lead, or Agile Coach —
Kanban Flow Metrics gives you the insight you need to drive real improvement.
User Manual