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In our previous post, we looked at how a Control Chart helps you spot variation and identify outliers in your Azure DevOps projects.

But once you know that delays exist, the next question is:

👉 Where do they actually happen?

Work items don’t get delayed randomly. They spend more time in specific stages of your workflow. And without visibility into that, it’s hard to know what to fix.

With the Time In Status Widget offered by Great Gadgets for Azure DevOps, you can:

✔ See how long work items stay in each workflow stage
✔ Identify the steps that slow down delivery
✔ Analyze time by assignee, project, or priority
✔ Visualize the data for quick, actionable insights

Watch this short tutorial to see how to configure the Time In Status widget and pinpoint exactly where your workflow slows down 👇

Time in Status Widget Tutorial: Measure Time Spent in Each State & Identify Process Improvements Learn how to identify workflow bottlenecks and improve process effi...

Some items move fast. Others take much longer.

A control chart helps you visualize cycle time and lead time for each work item, making it easy to spot outliers and identify delays.

With the Control Chart Widget, you can:
✔ See how long each work item took to complete
✔ Understand variation in your process
✔ Identify outliers and long-running items
✔ Detect delays and SLA breaches
✔ Measure cycle time, lead time, and time between workflow states
✔ Visualize trends and uncover workflow patterns
✔ Identify bottlenecks and opportunities for process improvement

This quick demo shows how to configure the Control Chart widget in Azure DevOps dashboards 👇

Control Chart Widget Tutorial: Track Cycle Time and Identify SLA Breaches in Azure DevOps Dashboards Learn how to analyze delivery performance and identify delays using...

Most teams know how many work items they completed.

Far fewer know how long those work items actually took to deliver and whether their delivery process is predictable.

Averages can be misleading. One or two unusually long tasks can skew your metrics, hiding bottlenecks that impact delivery performance.

That's where a Histogram Chart becomes valuable.

Instead of showing a single average, it visualizes the distribution of your team's Cycle Time (or Lead Time, or the time between any two workflow states), helping you answer questions like.

📊 How many work items were completed within your target timeframe?
📊 How many took longer than expected?
📊 Is your delivery process becoming more predictable over time?

In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to configure the Histogram Chart widget (offered by Great Gadgets for Azure DevOps) and start turning your data into actionable insights.

▶️ Watch the video and let us know: Which metric do you rely on most to measure delivery performance: Cycle Time or Lead Time? 👉

Histogram Chart Widget Tutorial: Visualize Cycle Time Distribution in Azure DevOps Dashboards Learn how to analyze your team’s delivery performance using the His...

Do you have a reliable way to calculate custom metrics and KPIs in Azure DevOps?

Not just track data — but actually combine it into something meaningful?

Most teams rely on default dashboard widgets…
and end up with numbers that don’t fully reflect how they work.

This is where the right tools make a difference.

With Great Gadgets for Azure DevOps and the Advanced Formula Widget, you can:

✅ Calculate count, sum, average, and other formulas based on Azure DevOps queries
✅ Combine results with custom math formulas to calculate percentages, ratios, and other KPIs
✅ Apply color-coded thresholds to highlight risks, exceptions, and critical values at a glance
✅ Visualize the results directly on your Azure DevOps dashboards

No workarounds. No spreadsheets. No guesswork. 🤩

Just metrics that actually make sense for your team.

👉 Start your Great Gadgets for Azure DevOps free trial and see it in action: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=StonikByte.stonikbyte-great-gadgets-extension&ssr=false&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Advanced_Formula_Widget_050626

Most Jira reports show data

But executives want answers

In our new article we break down what executive reporting in Jira really means, what metrics matter, and how to build reports leadership will actually use 👇
https://blog.stonikbyte.com/2026/06/04/executive-reporting-in-jira-or-confluence-how-to-give-leaders-the-clarity-they-actually-need/