Integrate with other platforms
ℹ️ This feature is currently in our beta phase. This means we are testing it with our customers. The user experience may also not be ideal yet. If you are running into issues, please let us know at support@columinity.com
Columinity primarily uses scientifically validated surveys to collect and analyze data about teams. Such data tells us most directly how people experience their work. However, other sources of data are useful as for triangulation and verification. Columinity allows integration with a number of external platforms to include other sources of data to paint a richer picture.
Columinity allows teams to integrate with platforms like JIRA or Azure DevOps to calculate metrics based on how their work flows through their team. These metrics are typically used by Kanban teams to improve their collaboration, responsiveness and refinement.
- How to receive flow metrics from Azure DevOps Connector
- How to receive flow metrics from JIRA Connector
- How to receive feedback from users with Star Ratings
- How we calculate flow metrics
ℹ️ Flow metrics are used in Columinity as a source for reflection and learning. For more advanced applications, such as forecasting and flow improvement, please consult specialized tools like Actionable Agile for such analyses
The following limitations and assumptions apply, at least during the testing stage.
- We don't (yet?) show breakdowns by teams for flow metrics. Many teams and customers have expressed concerns that this could be abused to single out teams with lower results, even when the causes are outside their control.
- Columinity measures flow metrics from work items at the team-level. While the Teams Dashboard and Coaching Center show aggregated results from many teams, and can be used to identify trends, such results should be interpreted carefully. Different groups of teams may work with different constraints, like architecture, infrastructure, management and different degrees of legacy software, which all impact flow. We recommend to augment any team-level metrics with higher-level flow metrics, for example for value streams, product portfolios or epics.
- Process metrics are only shown for teams with at least 1 snapshot. Although metrics are collected daily, a team report shows metrics as they were up to 1 month before the start of the snapshot. This gives a good "snapshot" of how the process was at the time. The Teams Dashboard and Coaching Center do draw on the most recent data in the selected period.
- While Columinity collects metrics daily, it only stores the most recent result for each metric per week (starting at Sunday). This fits with the focus of Columinity on broad patterns over time for the purpose of learning, and not daily flow optimization.