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In TFS, can I use the added Running state to determine how long tasks take to complete?

I modified the Agile issue template in TFS to include the new "In Progress" state. When work starts on an item, the assigned user sets the task from Active to In Progress. This helps me know what tasks have started.

I, however, thought I could use this new state to figure out how long it takes. Is there a way to get the difference between the "state change date" for the "In Progess" and "Closed" states?

Raw TFS queries seem to be limited.

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I don't have access to TFS, so I'm not sure if it has already been created, but cannot confirm, but one option is to add two new fields to the work item for start and end dates. You can customize this flow on transition and exit from state.



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I am also interested to know about this.



Keep in mind, however, that if a job runs on weekends, you don't want those days to be counted if you're looking for a measure of "developer days". Taking it one step further, it would be nice to be able to somehow define the days that work will not be done (for example, when the office is closed) in order to get a more accurate reflection of the time.

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