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There are varying definitions of these two terms out there, how can users know how the calculation is made? |
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Lead time measures the total time elapsed from the creation of work items to their completion. Cycle time measures the time it takes for your team to complete work items once they begin actively working on them. Lead time is calculated from work item creation to entering a completed state. Cycle time is calculated from a work item first entering an In Progress state to entering a Completed state. |
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Lead time measures the total time elapsed from the creation of work items to their completion. Cycle time measures the time it takes for your team to complete work items once they begin actively working on them.
The following diagram illustrates how lead time differs from cycle time in the context of Azure DevOps.
Lead time is calculated from work item creation to entering a completed state. Cycle time is calculated from a work item first entering an In Progress state to entering a Completed state.