Sprint Burndown

Use this chart to... 

  • Help the team adjust its focus during a sprint and intervene if the sprint looks like it is going off track.
  • Increase awareness of the story burndown.
    • Most other burn-downs only show task burndown, meaning that the team might be unaware it is doing mini-waterfalls - where all the stories are completed on the last day of the sprint.
    • It is better to be completing stories regularly through the sprint.

What the chart shows...

  • The burndown of tasks - typically measured in hours.
  • The burndown of stories - measured in points.
  • Click on the blobs on the lines to drill down and see details of the tasks or stories.



Setting up the chart

  • Choose the sprint. 
  • Select the Issue types, done states and task types.