Open Issue Age Distribution

Old open issues are accumulated risk. An issue that has been open for 90+ days represents a commitment that was made but not kept, a problem that was identified but not solved, or a piece of work that has been forgotten. The older the open backlog, the more risk is sitting in the system unresolved.

This heatmap shows the age distribution of open issues across all projects so you can see at a glance where the oldest, most accumulated risk is concentrated.

What you can conclude

• A project with a large proportion of issues in the 90+ day bucket has a chronic unresolved backlog — a structured grooming and prioritization exercise is needed.
• A project where most open issues are fresh (0–7 days) is managing its backlog actively — work is entering and exiting at a healthy pace.
• A portfolio where the 90+ day bucket is growing across multiple projects simultaneously signals an organization-wide prioritization or capacity problem.

How this chart works

Heatmap showing issue counts per age bucket (0–7 days, 8–30 days, 31–90 days, 90+ days) per project. Darker cells indicate more issues in that age category.