What is the purpose of this chart?
Throughput is the rate of which work is finished in a given time period (items per day, week, etc.).
A run chart is a line graph that shows the changes in a data series over time.
So, this chart shows you your throughput over time.
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How to read the chart
Each dot represents a work item that was completed. The placement of the dot tells you two things:
The completion date
of the item. (horizontal axis)
The number of items completed
for the specific date (vertical axis)
How throughput is calculated
Normally throughput is the number of items that have been completed. However, you can decide to track the throughput of a much narrower portion of your workflow. You have complete control over what this chart shows you at any given time using the Workflow Stages controls.
Completed means the item has entered the last checked workflow stage as configured in the "Workflow Stages" chart control.
Getting more info on dots and work items
You can hover over any dot to see the Done Date and ID(s) of the item(s) that finished. When you hover over the dot you will see the list of item IDs.
You can click on the dot to make it stick so that you can hover or click on individual IDs to see more details about work items. Clicking anywhere else on the chart makes the information go away.
Key Chart Controls
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Time Units
By default, the chart shows a dot for each day's throughput. However, if you'd like it to calculate by week or month, choose from these alternative options.
The image to the right shows the chart when the Month option is selected.
Additional Chart Controls
Throughput Trend
Show a trendline by checking the option "Show Moving Average". You can also set the interval for it to average. The default is 10 days.
Cursor
When you choose Date and/or Throughput, the value on the relevant axis will be highlighted based on your cursor placement
Layout
Select the "Show Date Control" option to make the source data panel visible. Using your mouse, you can select a smaller portion of the data in this panel. When you do that, the chart automatically updates
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Item Filter
You can filter down the dots shown on this chart by choosing one or more available filters.
If you want to clear your filters so that all dots show up again, you click the Reset button.
Workflow Stages
If you want to track the cycle time of a smaller portion of your workflow, deselect the workflow stages you'd like to exclude.
Once you do that, the dots will reflect the total cycle time (elapsed time) for the work to travel through the checked workflow states.
Item Filter
You can filter down the dots shown on this chart by choosing one or more available filters.
If you want to clear your filters so that all dots show up again, you click the Reset button.