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title: "Grading System"
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Every metric produces a letter grade from A (best) to D (worst). The App converts each letter to a numeric value for calculation purposes.

| <span style="color: #ffffff">**Grade**</span> | <span style="color: #ffffff">**Numeric Value**</span> | <span style="color: #ffffff">**Meaning**</span> |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #006644">**A**</span> | 1 | **Excellent **— no action required. |
| **B** | 2 | **Good **— minor attention may be needed. |
| **C** | 3 | **Fair **— issue warrants review. |
| <span style="color: #bf2600">**D**</span> | 5 | **Bad **— escalate or investigate. |

# Composite Score Calculation

The overall health grade for an issue is calculated as the weighted average of all applicable metric scores, then rounded and converted back to a letter grade.

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| **Formula:**<br>Overall Score = ( Σ (MetricGradeValue × MetricWeight) ) / ( Σ MetricWeights )<br>*Example: Cycle=D(5)×2, Lead=D(5)×2, Efficiency=D(5)×2, Returns=A(1)×2, Blocked=A(1)×2= (10+10+10+2+2) / 10 = 34 / 10 = 3.4 → rounds to C* |

Metrics marked as N/A (e.g. Due Date when no due date is set, Sprint Health when item was never added to a sprint) are excluded from the calculation — both their numerator value and their weight are omitted. **We also hide them from the view.**

Rounding follows standard half-up rules. 

Score boundaries: A ≤ 1.5, B ≤ 2.5, C ≤ 4.0, D ≤ 6.5, E > 6.5.

> Macro (include)