Spike Severity Ranking by Project

A project that regularly handles 20 issues a day is not in crisis if it receives 25 on a Monday. A project that normally handles 5 is in a very different situation. This visual ranks projects by the severity of their spikes — measured as a ratio of peak inflow to normal baseline — so you can prioritize your attention correctly.

What you can conclude

• A high peak-to-mean ratio (3× or more) indicates a project that experienced a genuinely extreme backlog event, not just a busy period.
• Projects with a low ratio, even if their absolute volume is high, are managing demand predictably.
• Comparing ratios across projects helps identify which team needs immediate backlog triage support.

How this chart works

Bar chart ranking projects by their peak-to-mean ratio (maximum single-day inflow divided by the 14-day rolling mean at that point). Use the date filter to focus on a specific period.