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Release NotesMay 19, 2026· 6 min readFeatured

Agile Analytics 6.6.1 — Vacanti-style flow analytics: bands, signals, and density

v6.6.1 brings four flow-metrics upgrades at feature parity with the analytics suites coaches use in Vacanti / Wheeler workshops — without changing where you go or what you click. Cycle Time and Aging gain shaded percentile bands so the distribution is legible at a glance, and two new views land in Measure: Process Behavior (Wheeler XmR / SPC chart that separates routine variation from genuine process signals) and Cycle Time Heat Map (2D density of completion week × cycle band). Every change is additive — zero impact on existing data, mappings, or settings.

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Agile Analytics 6.5.9 — GitHub Copilot in AI Metrics, AIIP thresholds, and admin email capture

v6.5.9 lands three things customers asked for: a GitHub Copilot tab under Configuration → Admin so AI Metrics auto-connects on load (no more per-session Connect click), low/high AIIP thresholds with an optional Slack/Teams webhook, and a one-time, org-scoped admin email auto-capture (disclosed in the welcome modal, opt-out via Privacy). Plus a stack of behind-the-scenes licensing reliability fixes since 6.5.3.

May 16, 2026·5 min read
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Agile Analytics 6.5.3 — Better Workflow Mapping for every Azure DevOps process

v6.5.3 makes Workflow Mapping smarter: it reads your project's actual ADO state names (Agile "Active", CMMI "Resolved", Basic "Doing"/"To Do") and seeds the mapping accordingly, so Cycle Time, Flow Efficiency, and Monte Carlo render real data the first time you open them. Plus quieter handling of transient licensing-service hiccups in Configuration → License.

May 14, 2026·5 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 6.4.1 Release Notes — Privacy-safe usage telemetry, by allow-list

Versions 6.4.0 and 6.4.1 land the privacy-safe usage telemetry we've been talking about for a while: ten allow-listed event names, allow-listed property values, no work-item content, no user identities. The extension records what was used — not what was in it. The server rejects anything that isn't on the allow-list, so even a future bug in the client can't leak content.

May 10, 2026·6 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 6.3.5 Release Notes — Next Sprint Planning, cycle-time honesty, and AI Metrics improvements

Version 6.3.5 makes Next Sprint Planning available to every customer under Plan → Next Sprint Planning — a capacity- and Monte-Carlo-aware forecast that answers "what should we commit to next sprint?" from the team's own history and the upcoming sprint's Azure DevOps Boards capacity. The release also tightens Cycle Time so the chart admits when the data is unreliable instead of reporting a false floor, and bundles three customer-feedback features for AI Metrics.

May 7, 2026·7 min read
Sprint Health

How to Build a Real Azure DevOps Dashboard for Sprint and Flow Metrics

Most Azure DevOps dashboards stop at work-item queries. Here is how to build a real delivery dashboard inside ADO that covers sprint health, flow metrics, and forecasting in one view your engineering managers will actually open.

May 5, 2026·9 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 6.2.3 Release Notes — Per-type Cycle Time, clearer item-type categories, and a warning for unmapped types

Version 6.2.3 adds per-type filtering inside Cycle Time when multiple Azure DevOps work item types share an analytics category, renames the categories to Planned Work, Bugs, and Exploration, and shows a warning when work items have ADO types that aren't mapped into any category. Since 6.2.0 we've also shipped first-install auto-detection of work item types and a simpler Workflow Mapping tab.

May 4, 2026·7 min read
Getting Started

Azure DevOps Reporting: Built-in vs Power BI vs Extensions

A practical comparison of three Azure DevOps (ADO) reporting paths — the built-in reports, Power BI with the Analytics service, and Marketplace extensions like Agile Analytics — with rollout time, audience fit, and ongoing maintenance cost for each.

May 4, 2026·8 min read
Sprint Health

What Every Azure DevOps Dashboard Widget Should Show

A guide to the Azure DevOps dashboard widgets that actually drive sprint conversations — sprint summary, velocity, burndown with commitment line, cycle time, throughput, and flow signals — and what to look for when choosing a widget set.

May 3, 2026·8 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 6.1 Release Notes — Custom states auto-discovered, Flow Efficiency, SLEs

Version 6.1 ships a new Flow Efficiency view, Service Level Expectations on the Dashboard, and auto-discovery of custom Azure DevOps workflow states. Patches 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 add lenient state-name matching, a heuristic fallback for fresh installs, and clearer empty-state diagnostics.

April 29, 2026·6 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 6.0.0 Release Notes

Major release: explicit N/A workflow mapping, smarter Blocked detection, deep-linked Sprint Capacity, and full dark mode coverage for configuration and capacity panels.

April 27, 2026·6 min read
Announcements

Baytek Agile Analytics Is Nearly Here

Agile Analytics is expanding for Jira users with the same focus on sprint reporting, flow visibility, forecasting, and practical rollout clarity that Azure DevOps teams already use today.

April 20, 2026·4 min read
AI Features

How to Track GitHub Copilot Adoption and ROI in Azure DevOps

Every engineering leader using GitHub Copilot Enterprise is being asked the same question right now: is it actually working? Here's how to get adoption metrics directly inside Azure DevOps — where your engineering workflow already lives.

April 9, 2026·4 min read
Announcements

We've simplified pricing — one plan, whole org, 30-day trial

Agile Analytics now uses a simpler org-level pricing model: one plan for your whole Azure DevOps organisation, a 30-day free trial, and a license key after purchase.

March 29, 2026·4 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 4.0 — AI Metrics, AIIP & Dashboard Widgets

Version 4.0 is the first major release of Agile Analytics. It adds company-wide AI adoption analytics (AI Metrics), an admin-only AI Improvement & Intervention Panel (AIIP), and three Azure DevOps dashboard widgets. The largest feature drop since launch.

March 22, 2026·8 min read
Features

AI Governance for Azure DevOps Teams — AI Metrics & AIIP in Agile Analytics 4.0

Version 4.0 adds company-wide AI adoption tracking and an admin intervention panel directly inside Azure DevOps. Monitor Copilot and AI tool usage across every team, surface at-risk users automatically, and route Teams alerts — all without leaving ADO.

March 22, 2026·5 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 3.8 Release Notes — New Navigation, Command Palette & Redesigned Layout

Version 3.8 ships a complete UI overhaul: a collapsible sidebar replaces the horizontal tab strip, a sticky 48px header bar consolidates controls, a full-screen command palette lands on Ctrl+K, and the Configuration panel moves to a vertical side-nav. Every new element is fully dark-mode covered.

March 20, 2026·7 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 3.7.2 Release Notes

Version 3.7.2 ships configurable Item Type Mapping for any ADO process template, Sprint Summary dark mode, and two commitment-lock accuracy fixes in the Sprint Summary scope change tile.

March 19, 2026·5 min read
Configuration

Agile Analytics Now Works With Any ADO Process Template — Not Just Scrum

Version 3.7.2 introduces Item Type Category Mapping — a new configuration tab that lets you tell the extension which of your ADO work item type names count as stories, bugs, and research. Works with Scrum, CMMI, SAFe, Agile, and fully custom process templates.

March 19, 2026·5 min read
Sprint Analytics

Sprint Summary Cards Now Fully Support Azure DevOps Dark Mode

In 3.7.2, all Sprint Summary metric tiles, breakdown cards, team card headers, and state panels are now correctly themed for the Azure DevOps dark colour scheme. No more light-on-dark clash in your sprint views.

March 19, 2026·3 min read
Sprint Analytics

Sprint Scope Change Now Shows "—" Before the Commitment Lock Is Reached

Two edge cases in the Sprint Summary commitment lock (end of Day 2) have been fixed in 3.7.2. The scope change tile no longer shows a false +1 before Day 2 ends, and the removed-items panel no longer shows items that were removed before the lock was set.

March 19, 2026·3 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 3.6.0 Release Notes

Version 3.6.0 brings rich interactive tooltips to the Cycle Time Scatterplot, smarter setup-banner behaviour for returning users, org-wide workflow-mapping recognition, and accurate cycle/lead-time values in every tooltip mode.

March 17, 2026·4 min read
Flow Analytics

What You Can Now See by Hovering a Dot on the Cycle Time Scatterplot

Every dot on the Cycle Time Scatterplot now opens a rich detail card on hover — work item title, type, cycle time, lead time, active date range, and a direct link to Azure DevOps. No more squinting at axis values.

March 17, 2026·4 min read
Getting Started

No More Repeated Setup Prompts When You Switch Projects

In 3.6.0, admins and approved users no longer see the "Required Setup" banner when switching between projects in the same Azure DevOps organisation. Onboard once, work freely across all your projects.

March 17, 2026·3 min read
Getting Started

Configure Workflow Mapping Once for Your Whole Organisation

The setup checklist in 3.6.0 now recognises workflow mapping configured in any project across your organisation. Admins no longer need to re-acknowledge the mapping step every time they switch to a new project.

March 17, 2026·3 min read
Flow Analytics

Cycle Time and Lead Time Are Now Always Correct in the Tooltip

A subtle display issue in 3.6.0 is fixed: when the Cycle Time Scatterplot was in Lead Time axis mode, the tooltip was labelling lead days as "Cycle Time". Both values are now always independently correct, regardless of which mode the chart is in.

March 17, 2026·3 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 3.5.0 Release Notes

Access control is now available across all plans. Starter and Pro include admin claim plus access-request approvals, while Business and Enterprise continue to add role-based view permissions.

March 17, 2026·3 min read
Sprint Health

Dashboard Widgets: Bring Sprint Health to Your Azure DevOps Homepage

Three new widgets — Team Health, Cycle Time, and Throughput — let you see the state of your sprint without opening the analytics hub. Here is how they work and how to set them up.

March 15, 2026·6 min read
Sprint Health

Sprint Summary: A Single-Screen Snapshot Built from Revision History

Sprint Summary gives your team a complete, accurate picture of each sprint — commitment, scope change, carryover, and removed items — derived from revision history rather than current board state.

March 15, 2026·7 min read
Flow Analytics

Cumulative Flow Diagram: See How Work Moves Through Your Workflow Over Time

The new Cumulative Flow Diagram replays your work item state history day by day to produce a stacked area chart that reveals WIP accumulation, throughput drops, and queue build-up across six workflow stages.

March 15, 2026·6 min read
Agile Coach

Multi-Team Aging: Spot Blocked WIP Across Teams Without Context Switching

Multi-Team Aging shows aging work-in-progress across all your teams on a single screen — purpose-built for agile coaches and delivery managers who oversee more than one squad.

March 15, 2026·5 min read
Getting Started

Audit Trail: A Full Timeline of Every State Transition in Your Sprint

The Audit Trail view shows a per-sprint, per-work-item timeline of every state change — with timestamps, durations, and expandable event detail. Built for sprint reviews and retrospectives.

March 15, 2026·5 min read
Getting Started

Data & Privacy: In-App Transparency for Security-Conscious Teams

The new Data & Privacy view documents exactly what the extension accesses and stores — no external data transmission, no backend server, read-only ADO access. Built for procurement reviewers and security-conscious rollouts.

March 15, 2026·4 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics 3.1.5 — Our Biggest Release Yet

Dashboard widgets, four new analytics views, a reorganised navigation, and 211 automated tests. Here is everything that landed in 3.1.5.

March 15, 2026·10 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.5.4 Release Notes

Version 2.5.4 is a hardening release focused on correctness, accessibility, CI quality gates, safer defaults, and developer-tooling cleanup across the extension.

March 13, 2026·7 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.5.2 Release Notes

Version 2.5.2 redesigns the Feature Configuration tab by replacing the legacy visual filter builder with a focused Enterprise Scope picker, simplified Team Scope controls, and preserved field mappings.

March 13, 2026·5 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.5.1 Release Notes

Version 2.5.1 is a major redesign of Feature Analytics — individual feature list, live filter bar, quarterly heatmaps by team and product area, SP trend chart, and process-agnostic field mapping configuration.

March 13, 2026·6 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.4.9 Release Notes

Version 2.4.9 improves Feature Analytics scope matching for multi-team environments and reinforces the required setup path that protects dashboard data accuracy.

March 13, 2026·6 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.4.5 Release Notes

Version 2.4.5 expands enterprise multi-team analytics across projects, improves team-activity clarity, and aligns portfolio metrics with configured Live Stats scope.

March 12, 2026·7 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.4.2 Release Notes

Version 2.4.2 improves workflow-stage clarity, hardens cycle-time data quality, and adds cross-project multi-team scope usability.

March 12, 2026·7 min read
Release Notes

Agile Analytics v2.4.0 Release Notes

Version 2.4.0 improves multi-team scalability, team selection UX, Agile Coach visibility, and cross-view performance for larger Azure DevOps organizations.

March 12, 2026·6 min read
Release Notes

What's New in v2.3.2: Customer Readiness and Support Diagnostics

Version 2.3.2 of Agile Analytics adds two new Configuration tabs that make it easier to validate a new install and diagnose issues — Customer Readiness and Support Diagnostics.

March 11, 2026·5 min read
Getting Started

Workflow Mapping for Accurate Azure DevOps Analytics

If your sprint and flow numbers feel off, workflow mapping is usually the root cause. Here is how to map Azure DevOps states so Agile Analytics reports match how your team actually works.

March 6, 2026·8 min read
Sprint Health

Reducing Sprint Carryover in Azure DevOps Without Gaming the Metrics

Carryover is one of the clearest signs that sprint commitments are drifting from delivery reality. Learn how to reduce it without shrinking ambition or teaching teams to sandbag.

March 4, 2026·7 min read
Flow Analytics

Using Aging Work Items to Run Better Standups

Daily standups get much more useful when the team focuses on aging work instead of reciting every ticket. Here is how to use item age as a practical delivery signal inside Azure DevOps.

March 2, 2026·6 min read
Forecasting

How to Choose the Right Forecast Confidence Level

P50, P85, and P95 forecasts answer different business questions. This guide helps Azure DevOps teams choose the confidence level that fits the decision instead of defaulting to one date for every audience.

February 28, 2026·7 min read
AI Features

AI Agile Coach: Automated Insights and Retrospective Snapshots

The AI Agile Coach feature uses GPT-powered analysis to turn your sprint data into actionable coaching insights, retrospective summaries, and proactive alerts — without any manual data interpretation.

February 20, 2026·7 min read
Getting Started

Getting Started with Agile Analytics: Installation and First Steps

A step-by-step guide to installing Agile Analytics from the Visual Studio Marketplace, configuring it for your Azure DevOps project, and getting your first sprint metrics in minutes.

February 5, 2026·6 min read
Forecasting

Monte Carlo Forecasting: How to Give Confident Delivery Estimates

Monte Carlo simulation gives you probabilistic delivery forecasts based on your team's actual historical throughput. Learn how Agile Analytics uses it to answer "when will we be done?" with confidence.

January 22, 2026·8 min read
Flow Analytics

Flow Analytics: Mastering Cycle Time and WIP in Azure DevOps

Cycle time and WIP (Work In Progress) are the two most powerful flow metrics for identifying bottlenecks and improving delivery throughput. Here is how to read and act on them.

January 8, 2026·9 min read
Sprint Health

Understanding Sprint Velocity and Burndown Charts in Azure DevOps

Sprint velocity and burndown are the two most fundamental agile metrics. Learn what they measure, why they matter, and how Agile Analytics enhances them beyond the built-in Azure DevOps reports.

December 18, 2025·7 min read
Getting Started

How Agile Analytics Works: A Complete Overview

Agile Analytics is an Azure DevOps-native extension that gives your team real-time sprint and flow visibility without sending data to any external server. Learn how it works under the hood.

December 10, 2025·8 min read