Flow Analytics articles for Azure DevOps buyers
Use this hub to move from educational reading into feature evaluation, pricing comparison, and install readiness for the problems most associated with 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.
Read article →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.
Read article →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.
Read article →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.
Read article →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.
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