Prescribed metrics for Kanban teams

[Jerry Rodriguez]

How do I prescribe a small set of gadgets to a kanban board that will be default for all kanban teams? The goal is for all of my organizations kanban teams to see and use only the default metrics for the first month or until they are comfortable using Jira.

[Danut M _StonikByte_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jerry Rodriguez,

An effective method is to create Jira dashboards for tracking Kanban metrics for you projects/teams. If you have multiple Kanban teams, you can create a dashboard for each team, and eventually a dashboard for the global/overall project/team.

Unfortunately Jira does not offer some many dashboard gadgets for Kanban. For example, the Control Chart and CFD are only available as project reports, not at gadgets. 

A good solution would be to look for an app (plugin) on Atlassian Marketplace that offers the Kanban gadgets you need.

In case you want to try a plugin, our Great Gadgets app all you need for building a powerful Kanban dashboard.

With this app you can track not only Kanban essential metrics (Cycle Time, Lead Time, Time In Status, WIP Aging, WIP Run, CFD, Throughput, etc), but also specific project key-numbers and all kind of custom charts.

See these community articles to make an idea about what Kanban metrics you can track with our app:

• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Building-a-powerful-Kanban-dashboard-in-Jira-with-Great-Gadgets/ba-p/1664331
• https://community.atlassian.com/forums/App-Central-articles/An-effective-dashboard-for-Service-Desk-and-Customer-Support/ba-p/2360369

   Danut.

[Jerry Rodriguez]

Thanks for the response.

[Sanam Malleswari · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jerry Rodriguez

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Kanban boards themselves can't have gadgets, but you can create a shared Jira Dashboard with pre-configured gadgets that reflect Kanban performance metrics.

Create and edit a dashboard | Jira Work Management Cloud | Atlassian Support

1. Create a Dashboard:

   • Go to Dashboards → Create new dashboard

   • Name it something like “Kanban Team Metrics”

2. Add Gadgets Common for Kanban Teams:
   Here are some recommended gadgets:

   • Control Chart – For tracking cycle time.

   • Cumulative Flow Diagram – Shows work item status over time.

   • Two Dimensional Filter Statistics – Breakdown by Assignee/Status.

   • Created vs Resolved Chart – For tracking throughput.

   • Filter Results – Display stories currently in progress.

3. Set Filters:

   • Use JQL to filter data per team/project. For example:

     Jql query filter: project = "TEAMX" AND issuetype in (Story, Task) AND statusCategory != Done

   • Consider creating one dashboard per team, or one master dashboard with team-specific filters if using a field like Team.

4. Share the Dashboard:

   • Share it with specific project roles or groups (e.g., all Kanban teams).

   • Set the dashboard as a default homepage for those users (requires Jira Admin).

5. Restrict Editing:

   • Keep the dashboard View-only for teams to prevent accidental changes.