Tasks Created
Activity Volume
Counts the number of tasks created during the selected period.
đĄ Like new items arriving in an inbox, each task is a unit of work that needs to be planned and completed.
What It Measures
Counts the number of tasks created during the selected period.
Why It Matters
Monitoring incoming work volume and request load
Understanding how many new items are added to your backlog
How It's Calculated
Counts each task creation event in the date range.
COUNT(tasks WHERE created_at BETWEEN measure_from AND measure_to)Concrete Example
If your team created 25 tasks this week, that's your incoming work volume, useful for tracking whether your backlog is growing or stabilising.
What Does a Healthy Score Look Like?
Track trends rather than absolute values, sudden spikes may signal scope creep.
Healthy
Steady and predictable week over week
Watch Out
Sudden spikes (2Ă or more above baseline)
Needs Attention
Continuously growing without matching completion rate
What Moves This Metric?
Goes up whenâŠ
New feature requests or bug reports coming in
Sprint planning adding backlog items
Reactive work triggered by incidents or customer feedback
Goes down whenâŠ
Quieter periods with less incoming work
Work being tracked in other tools or epics
Team focusing on completing existing tasks rather than creating new ones
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