Glossary

Glossary

Term

Definition

Term

Definition

Cycle Time

Time an issue spends actively in In Progress statuses.

Lead Time

Total time from issue creation to completion (or current date if open).

Flow Efficiency

Ratio of active work time excluding blocked time to total lead time, expressed as a percentage.

Impediment / Blocked

A flag or status indicating the issue cannot progress due to an external blocker.

Return

A backward status transition — moving an issue to a status it has previously occupied.

Status Category

Jira's three high-level categories: To Do (Blue), In Progress (Yellow), Done (Green).

Sprint Health

Measure of how well an issue adhered to sprint planning and commitment.

Composite Score

The weighted-average health grade calculated from all applicable metrics.

Rovo / Ask Guru

Atlassian's AI assistant, integrated for intelligent health recommendations.

N/A

A metric that is not applicable to a given issue and is excluded from the composite grade.