If you are using the new board, please see Viewing the Cumulative Flow Chart.

A Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) is an area chart that shows work-in-progress for a product or version. The horizontal x-axis in a CFD indicates time, and the vertical y-axis indicates cards (issues). Each coloured area of the chart equates to a workflow status (i.e. a column on your board).

A CFD can be useful for identifying bottlenecks. If your chart contains an area that is widening vertically over time, the column that equates to the widening area will generally be a bottleneck.

If you are using the new please see Viewing the Cumulative Flow Chart.

To view the cumulative flow chart for your project version,

  1. Log into JIRA.
  3. Select your project from the project dropdown (top left of the Chart Board above the 'Chart Board' dropdown), if it is not already selected. The Chart Board will refresh with information for your project.
  4. Using the Chart Board Navigation Bar, select the version whose chart you wish to view in the Version dropdown, then select Cumulative Flow from the dropdown menu next to it. The cumulative flow diagram for the version will be displayed (see screenshot below).
  5. The cumulative flow diagram is based upon the column configuration, as defined in your Task Board Mapping.

(tick) Tip: If you set up a version to be the parent version of a number of child versions, you will be able to view the cumulative flow diagrams for the parent and child versions merged into one. This can be useful for providing a visual overview of a release with multiple iterations.


Screenshot: Cumulative Flow

 

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