Description
A stacked area chart showing the cumulative count of items in each workflow stage over time. Each band represents a stage (e.g., Backlog, In Progress, Done), and the vertical distance between bands shows work-in-progress. This is a key visualization in Lean/Agile project management for identifying bottlenecks and flow efficiency.
Applications
- Monitoring Kanban board throughput and cycle time
- Identifying bottlenecks in software development pipelines
- Tracking manufacturing workflow stages over time
- Visualizing support ticket lifecycle stages
Data
date (date) — time axisstage (categorical, ordered) — workflow stage namecount (int) — cumulative number of items in that stage- Size: 30–365 days, 4–8 stages
Notes
- Stages stacked in workflow order (top = earliest, bottom = latest)
- Vertical distance between two bands = items in that stage
- Narrowing bands indicate bottlenecks
Description
A stacked area chart showing the cumulative count of items in each workflow stage over time. Each band represents a stage (e.g., Backlog, In Progress, Done), and the vertical distance between bands shows work-in-progress. This is a key visualization in Lean/Agile project management for identifying bottlenecks and flow efficiency.
Applications
Data
date(date) — time axisstage(categorical, ordered) — workflow stage namecount(int) — cumulative number of items in that stageNotes