Statistics can help you track your management constraints such as hours, story points, etc. GreenHopper allows you to view burndown, burnup and value charts, as well as markers, for each field giving you a number of visual aids to assist your planning.

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Viewing Statistics

The right-hand side of your GreenHopper Planning, Chart and Released Boards contains a 'Statistics Column', which displays 'boxed' summaries of data that relate to the current board being viewed and the board's viewing mode.

Custom statistics are displayed at the bottom of each box. Custom statistics are number fields that have been configured as custom statistics for the project by the project administrator. For example, if you want to record story points against each issue, you would configure a custom statistic called 'Story Points'. Users can then add 'Story Points' as a marker on their Planning Board (see Using Statistical Markers to Group Issues).

(info) If you are using the 'Scrum' template, custom statistics called Story Points and Business Value will be created for you automatically.

Using the Statistics Column

Configuring a Custom Statistic

To add a custom statistic for your project,

  1. Log into JIRA.
  2. Click the 'Agile' link's down arrow in the top navigation bar and select either the 'Planning Board' or 'Chart Board' from the resulting dropdown menu to view that board.
    (info) If you selected the Planning Board, ensure that your viewing mode is set to 'Version' before proceeding.
  3. Click the 'Statistics' button at the top of the Statistics Column. The 'Statistics' window will open, listing the statistics currently displayed on your board (see screenshot below).
  4. Click the 'Add a Number Field to your Project' link. A new add field page will be displayed.
  5. Fill out the fields (accept all field defaults and select whether you want the custom field to apply to a specific project or globally). See the JIRA documentation on Adding a Custom Field for detailed instructions. Make sure you add the custom field to at least one screen.
    (info) Please note: your field must be associated with the 'Number Searcher' Search Template in order to work properly.
  6. Your custom field will be added to the project and be shown in each item's boxes on the right-hand column of your board (see the 'Viewing Statistics' section above). Your custom field will also be available on your issues screens for you to populate (depending on what screens you selected at field creation).

To configure a custom statistic for your project,

  1. Log into JIRA.
  2. Click the 'Agile' link's down arrow in the top navigation bar and select either the 'Planning Board' or 'Chart Board' from the resulting dropdown menu to view that board.
    (info) If you selected the Planning Board, ensure that your viewing mode is set to 'Version' before proceeding.
  3. Click the 'Statistics' button at the top of the Statistics Column. The 'Statistics' window will open, listing the statistics currently displayed on your board (see screenshot below).
    • To configure the 'Capacity' of a custom statistic:
      1. Click the 'Edit' link next to the custom statistic that you want to configure.
      2. Update the 'Min' and 'Max' values for the statistic, as desired. For example, you may wish to set a minimum and maximum value on the 'Time remaining' statistic to help you track time against your versions. The 'Min' and 'Max' values for the statistic will be applied to all versions.
        (info) You can override the 'Min' and 'Max' values for specific versions by clicking the next to the relevant statistic field in the right-hand column of your board.
      3. Click the 'Update' link to save your changes.
    • Choose whether to hide or show a Marker for the statistic on your board:
      • To show a Marker for a custom statistic, select the check box in the 'Markers' column
      • To hide a Marker for a custom statistic, deselect the check box in the 'Markers' column
        (info) This is useful if you do not want to display a marker for a particular statistic on your Planning Board, but want to retain the settings in case you wish to track the statistic via your Chart Board.

To remove a custom statistic from your project,

  1. Log into JIRA.
  2. Click the 'Agile' link's down arrow in the top navigation bar and select either the 'Planning Board' or 'Chart Board' from the resulting dropdown menu to view that board.
    (info) If you selected the Planning Board, ensure that your viewing mode is set to 'Version' before proceeding.
  3. Click the 'Statistics' button at the top of the Statistics Column. The 'Statistics' window will open, listing the statistics currently displayed on your board (see screenshot below).
  4. Click the 'Remove' link corresponding to the statistic you wish to remove.
    (info) Note that the built-in statistics 'Standard issue count' and 'Time remaining' cannot be removed.
  5. Your chosen statistic will be removed from your board. Note that the statistic will still exist as a JIRA custom field.

(tick) Tip: Note that you can 'hide' statistics rather than removing them — see 'Markers' (above).

Screenshot: Configuring Statistics