Velocity reports in Kanban Board

[Dan Slate]

Is it possible to get velocity reports in Kanban Boards or only in sprint boards? I can't seem to find the velocity report but wondering if it's because we're using the Kanban Board. Is there any way to do a custom report to set this up if it's not supported natively? I basically want to assess story point delivery/progression through our board over a defined time window (i.e. every week or two weeks).

[Joe Gee]

It's actually not only possible, but really really easy. Velocity = distance/time

* points completed/time interval = v

What time interval? Whatever one the report wants. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly? Go for it! Want an estimate on when something might get done?

* points on backlog between now and completion = x

x / v = estimate in chosen time intervals

Someone who wants to dig into the statistics could probably even add error bars to the estimate.

Wish Jira would to it.

[Max Foerster - K15t]

Hi Dan,

you should switch to a Scrum Board as the velocity report needs data that's not available on Kanban boards. Maybe have a look at this thread where an app offering Kanban Velocity was mentioned but I never had a look at it.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Can-I-get-a-velocity-report-using-the-kanban-method-board/qaq-p/260234

[Jeff Boyes]

The data needed is entirely contained within every Kanban board. It's simply time-bounded like "last week," or "last month." It's entirely possible, albeit manually, now. There is an open enhancement request for this feature that is under consideration.

[Jack Brickey]

this is not possible as velocity only works where time is bounded, i.e. a sprint. Here is a thread you might review for ideas.

[Jeff Boyes]

or, time-bounded like "last week," or "last month." It's entirely possible, albeit manually, now. There is an open enhancement request for this feature that is under consideration.