What You Can Fix with Time in State for Azure DevOps
Get clear insights into your process and take control of every stage — start optimizing your workflow today.
Identify bottlenecks
See where your tasks spend the most time and eliminate delays.
Improve delivery predictability
Analyze time spent in each stage to forecast project completion accurately.
Optimize team performance
Balance workloads by understanding which stages consume the most effort.
Automate reporting
Get clear, visual insights into how your team works without wasting time on manual tracking or spreadsheets.
Track time in States – right inside your Azure workspace
Understand how long tasks stay in each phase of your workflow to improve productivity and identify blockers
Analyze Time Metrics Across Any Scope
Get complete visibility of how long each task stays in every stage. Optimize your process with accurate status time reports and uncover what slows your delivery.
Uncover Bottlenecks with Powerful Reports
Use powerful analytics to reveal bottlenecks in your workflow. Time in State for Azure DevOps helps you track transitions, average duration, and state counts to improve team performance.
Get Deeper Insights with Data Export
Export your Time in State data to Excel or CSV for advanced analysis. Build custom dashboards, compare metrics, and make smarter, data-driven decisions across projects.
Visualize Team Efficiency with Charts
Understand your team’s daily and sprint performance through visual charts. Track trends across stages with Time in State for Azure DevOps and keep your projects on schedule.
Get Time Reports Where It Matters – Across Projects, Code, Support & Sales
Identify bottlenecks, optimize delivery time, and boost your team’s performance with Time in State for Azure DevOps.
FAQ list to find answers on the most common questions
What is Time in State for Azure DevOps?
It’s an analytics app that tracks how long work items stay in each workflow stage and provides detailed Time in State reports for better process visibility.
Can I use Time in Status on existing monday.com boards?
Yes, Time in State for Azure DevOps works seamlessly with your existing boards. Once installed, it automatically starts tracking status time for all current and future work items – no setup or reconfiguration needed.
What kind of time metrics can I track?
With Time in State for Azure DevOps, you can track key workflow metrics such as:
Average Time – see how long items spend in stages on average.
State Count – track how many times items enter each state.
Time in State – measure total time spent in every workflow stage.
Transition Count – analyze how often items move between states.
These insights help you understand team performance and optimize process efficiency.
Can I group multiple statuses into one metric?
Yes! In Time in State for Azure DevOps, you can easily group several statuses into a single custom category – for example, combine “Development,” “Review,” and “Testing” into one “In Progress” metric. This helps you analyze broader workflow stages and get clearer, more actionable insights.
Can I exclude weekends or non-working hours from the report?
Yes. You can apply custom calendars (e.g., 24/7, business hours, regional calendars) to ensure accurate working time calculations.
Can I export the Time in State report?
Yes. You can export your status time reports to Excel or CSV to build custom dashboards, share insights, or track progress offline.
Is the setup complicated?
No. Install Time in State for Azure DevOps from the Marketplace in just a few clicks and start getting time insights right away.
Why use Time in State?
It helps teams uncover delays, analyze time spent per stage, and make data-driven improvements that increase productivity and delivery speed.
Does Time in State support custom states?
Yes, the app works with any custom states defined in your Azure DevOps workflows.
Can I see time between specific dates or by iteration path?
Yes. Use filters to select a time range, iteration path, or tags, and export the report grouped by user or iteration for precise time analysis.
Is there a free trial for Time in State Azure Devops?
Yes! Time in State offers a free trial so you can explore all features before committing. During the trial, you get full access to status reports, time metrics, dashboards, filters, and calendar settings – no credit card required.
Does Time in State calculate data only after I install the app?
No. Time in State calculates historical data, meaning it works retroactively. Once you install the add-on, it pulls available activity history from your boards to show how long items spent in each status – even before the app was installed.
September 27, 2023
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