Overview

Burn-up

Shows the projected end date of projects, based on the throughput rate (velocity) and changes in scope.

This is the simplest representation of project progress and easily understood by all stakeholders. It's a signficant improvement on just fixating on velocity, as it just as likely that changes in scope will have a significant influence on the outcome.

The chart also shows how much of the change in scope is due to bugs.

Backlog Map

Engage business stakeholders with an interactive FOUR dimensional view of the backlog. The Y axis represents time (iterations) the X axis can toggle between area paths or Labels, the colour of the blob shows state of the Issue and the size of the dot relates to the size of the issue.

Click on a dot and open the issue directly in TFS/VSTS

Epic Progress

Shows stakeholders in an easily understood form, the relative size and completeness of Features in the application. The X axis can toggle between total size of feature (as a sum of its child work items) or simple as a count of the child work items.

Clicking on one of the colour elements of the chart allows users to see the work items within that state and then to open them in TFS/VSTS

Cumulative Flow Diagram

Shows the behaviour of the overall system over time. A information-rich chart which shows a number of things including the rate of incoming vs completed work,, The Work in Progress (WIP) in each state and the approximate lead time for a new piece of work (providing the system is stable.

Unlike most CFDs you can look at the WIP in a specific state(s) and see how it changes over time.

Stuck work

A simple visual that highlights work that the team my have overlooked or forgotten. The visual provides good input to retrospectives.

WIP by Person

Quickly see which team member is overloaded and drill in to see more details of the items assigned to them.

WIP = Work In Progress

Product / release Tree Map

A simple summary of the state of a product or release. The colours show the state of the feature and the size shows the relative size. Drill into a square to see its child work items or open in TFS/VSTS

Sprint Burndown

More than the standard burndown - as this shows both the burndown in Stories (normally measured in points) and also burndown in tasks (hours). Users can dig deeper by clicking on the lines and seeing the stories/tasks

Estimate Accuracy

How good is your estimating? This chart shows all the completed stories, their relative size and time it took to get across the 'in progress' states. A good indication of how accurate, or more commonly, inaccurate the estimating is. Good input to retrospectives.

Scatter Plot (control chart)

Shows the lead time distribution of completed work items over time. We provide a log scale to be able to see details of the fast moving items. You can also set the moving mean/median as well as confidence lines.

Issue Staleness

Shows how long since an issue was last updated. Another simple input to a team retrospective.

Requirements Readiness

Team's that estimate their work are in a constant state of refining and identifying the next work items to be sliced down into smaller stories that are 'ready for development'. This visuals highlights the work items that need the team's attention/

Backlog health

Quickly see which items are in the wrong version or component and the relative balance of work across different area paths/iterations of the product backlog. Useful when communicating with stakeholders.