Portfolio Activity Density

Activity volume is not a perfect proxy for productivity, but it is a strong signal for engagement. A project that suddenly goes quiet may indicate that the team has been reassigned, that a blocker has stalled all work, or that the project has been informally deprioritised without an official decision. This heatmap makes those patterns visible across the entire portfolio.

What you can conclude

• A project that transitions from a dark (active) column to a light (quiet) column without a known explanation warrants a check-in — something changed.
• Comparing activity density across projects in the same portfolio reveals where team effort is actually concentrated versus where it should be.
• Consistently high activity in a project that is also showing poor quality scores may indicate a team under too much pressure — quantity over quality.

How this chart works

Heatmap showing raw event counts per project per ISO week. Darker cells indicate higher activity volume. Use the date and project filters to set the observation window.