The progress is calculated based on the issue's Resolution field, time tracking data and the progress of its sub-issues.

When Issue Progress is based on Time Tracking within a Progress column, the progress is calculated based on the issue's Resolution field, time tracking data and the progress of its sub-issues.

Calculating Progress for Issue Without Sub-Issues

If the issue does not have sub-issues:

Calculating Progress for Issue with Sub-Issues

If the issue has sub-issues:

If the issue has both its own time tracking information and sub-issues with progress, and if Ignore Parent Issue Progress is turned off, the issue's own progress value is counted as if it was the progress of another sub-issue.

Examples

1. Without Time Estimates

 

Issue

Explanation

Progress

Sub-sub-issue 2.1

The issue is resolved (indicated by the green mark), so it is complete.

100%

Sub-issue 2

It has two sub-issues with 100% and 0% progress; the total progress is the average of the two.

50%

Top issue

It has two Sub-issues: sub-issue 1 is 0% done and Sub-issue 2 is 50% done; the mean value is 25%.

25%

2. With Time Tracking Information

Issue

Explanation

Progress

Sub-issue 1

It has 3 days of work logged with 1 day remaining, so its progress is time spent / total time = 3 / (3 + 1).

75%

Sub-issue 2

This issue does not have any work logged, is not resolved and does not have sub-issues.

0%

Top issue      

The top issue has a total time spent of 3 days (work logged on Sub-issue 1) and 2 total days remaining (estimates on Sub-issue 1 and Sub-issue 2), so its progress 3 / (3 + 2).

60%

3. More Complex Example

Issue

Explanation

Progress

Sub-sub-issue 2.1

It has 2 days of work logged with 1 day remaining, so its progress is 2 / (2 + 1).

66%

Sub-sub-issue 2.2

This issue has 1 day of work logged and no work remaining - so even though it is not resolved, it's considered completed.

100%

Sub-issue 2

It has total time spent of 3 days, and total remaining estimate of 2 days (the remaining time from Sub-sub-issue 2.1 and its own 1 day, which is considered additional work). The progress is 3 / (3 + 2).

60%

Sub-issue 1

This one has 3 days of work logged and 1 day remaining, so its progress is 3 / (3 + 1).

75%

Top issue                 

The obvious total time spent is 6 days with a total remaining estimate of 3 days (the count from all sub-issues on all levels). But there's also Sub-issue 3, which does not have any estimates or work logged, so it gets estimated based on the average of its siblings - Sub-issue 1 and Sub-issue 2.

The progress of the top issue is calculated as follows:

  • The average between the total time of Sub-issue 1 (3 + 1 = 4 days) and the total time of Sub-issue 2 (3 + 2 = 5 days) is 4.5 days. So sub-issue 3 is treated as if it has a total time of 4.5 days.
  • Since Sub-Issue 3 has 0% progress (because there is no time logged), it is also treated as if it has a remaining estimate of 4.5 days.
  • Top Issue is then calculated as having a total time spent of 6 days and total remaining time of 7.5 days, so its progress is calculated as 6 / (6 + 7.5).

44%