Progress Column

The Progress column displays an aggregate progress of work items, which is calculated based on values from the work item and its child work items.

Progress can be based on:

You can select which type of progress column to include using the Add Column menu. Once a progress column has been added to your structure, you can change how it's calculated or customize its configuration using the column configuration panel.

How is Progress Calculated?

Progress calculations can be customized in two parts:

How the individual work item progress is calculated, regardless of its position in the structure.
How the progress of child work items is aggregated and combined with the individual progress of the parent work item.

Individual Work Item Progress Calculation

There are several progress calculation modes. You can select which one to use in the Based On option:

Progress Based on Time Tracking — The progress is calculated based on the work item's Resolution field, time tracking data and the progress of its sub-items.

Progress Based on Resolution Only — The progress is calculated based on the work item’s Resolution field and the progress of its sub-items.

Progress Based on Status — The progress is determined by the work item's Status field. Custom percentage values can be assigned to each status.

Progress Based on Percent Field — The progress is assigned to each work item manually in a custom field, and progress is aggregated for parent work items.

Total Progress Calculation

When individual work item progress is calculated based on Status, Percent Field, or Resolution Only, you can specify how child work item progresses are aggregated into their parent work item progress. This is defined by the Weight option:

All Child Work Items Are Equal – All child work items are considered equal when calculating aggregated progress for the parent work item. Weights do not accumulate, so child work items of each level are considered equal, irrespective of how many levels of child work items they have.
Time Estimate – Child work items' progresses are weighted proportionally to their total time estimate (Time Spent + Remaining Estimate). This option is akin to Time Tracking, but allows you to get individual progress from other sources (such as a numeric custom field or the Status field). If time information is not present, it is counted in as an average, based on the mean total time (time spent + remaining estimate) across child work items.
Numeric Field - child work items' progresses can be weighted proportionally based on a selected numeric field, such as Story Points or other custom field.

A zero value in the field configured as weight will discard any work item's progress in the parent work item aggregation.