Setup Weekend Exclusion

Span handles weekend exclusion differently for different types of metrics. Here's how to configure weekend settings:

1. Navigate to Settings in your Span dashboard

2. Go to the Metrics section

3. Look for the "Include weekends in Cycle time metrics" option

4. Toggle this setting off to exclude weekends from cycle time and response time calculations

Important: This setting only applies to duration-based metrics like PR Lifecycle, Issue Lifecycle, and Review response times. It does not affect activity-based metrics like PRs/week.

Usage

Understanding how weekend exclusion works across different metric types:

Duration Metrics (Cycle Time, Response Time):

• These metrics measure how long work takes to complete

• Weekends are excluded because they represent "dead time" where no work typically happens

• Example: A PR opened Friday at 5pm and merged Monday at 9am counts as ~12 business hours, not 63 total hours

Activity Metrics (PRs/week, Throughput):

• These metrics measure how much work gets completed

• All activity during the week is counted, including occasional weekend work

• The rate is normalized by dividing by active working days (typically 5 weekdays)

• Weekend exclusion settings do not apply to these metrics

Date Range Selection Impact:

When comparing Monday-Friday vs Monday-Sunday selections:

• Both look at the full calendar week for data collection

• The difference is in the denominator used for rate calculations

• Monday-Friday normalizes by 5 working days

• Monday-Sunday normalizes by 7 calendar days

This design ensures that duration metrics focus on actual work time, while activity metrics provide accurate throughput rates based on available working time.