Fast-Close Distribution

An issue closed within 5 minutes of being created was almost certainly never worked on. It was rubber-stamped — created and immediately closed, possibly to inflate completion metrics or to bypass the tracking of actual work. This histogram shows the distribution of time-to-close so you can see how many closures fall into the suspicious sub-5-minute bucket.

What you can conclude

• A significant number of issues in the under-5-minute bucket indicates systematic rubber-stamping — tickets being created and immediately closed without genuine work.
• Issues in the 5–30 minute bucket warrant review — they may represent genuinely quick tasks, or may be fast-closed without adequate verification.
• A distribution skewed toward the 24+ hour bucket indicates healthy issue lifecycle times — work is taking an appropriate amount of time.

How this chart works

Histogram showing the distribution of time between issue creation and closure across five buckets: under 5 minutes, 5–30 minutes, 30 minutes to 2 hours, 2–24 hours, and over 24 hours. Issues in the under-5-minute bucket are flagged as rubber-stamps.