Kanban - Simple Backlog Forecasting?

Question

Does anyone know if it's possible with Jira to cover the following scenario?

• The team estimates the items in its backlog in story points
• The backlog is prioritized
• The backlog is handled like a Fifo queue; the team works on the highest items first
• The team has a known velocity, predicted by the last days' weather method

Because every item is estimated and velocity and priority are known, I'd be able to show the estimated time when an item is finished. The calculation could be updated dynamically, for example when someone reprioritizes an item or something gets finished.

The easiest solution I can think of is to simply add another field to each item which is then shown in the Kanban view. Has anyone experience with something like this?

Answer 1

With Kanban, your biggest forecasting tool will be cycle time. I'd start by understanding what your team's average cycle time is (by product, version, or sprint), to help predict how many items could be processed in a specific time period. Jira tracks this using the control chart, which is one of the reports. Out of the box, this report will give you predictability visuals as well.