New flow insights: cycle time

As mentioned in the previous feature update, managing the amount of work in progress is a great way to get work done faster.

New cycle time insights plots completed issues on a timeline and shows how long they were open. The scatter plot makes it easy to identify outliers and trends, and drill down on individual issues.

Can you find correlations between the amount of work in progress and cycle time for your team?

Other improvements

  • Significant work log performance boost
  • Usability improvements to tooltips in Insights
  • Improved color palette for data visualizations
  • Numerous small usability and UI improvements

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· Aug 14, 2026

Connect Shortcut to Swarmia [beta]

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