About Burndown Chart

Burndown chart (burn down chart) is a visual representation of the work that needs to be done before the project is completed. The Burndown chart has a y-axis (work) and x-axis (time). Ideally, the chart is a downward curve, with the remaining work completed, "Burnt" to 0. Burndown charts provide a public view of the work progress of project team members and business owners.

Function: Burndown chart as a visual artifact within the scrum framework, the data source is objective, can truly record the progress of the project in the Sprint cycle, combined with the Sprint backlog record, through the team members in the review meeting The review of Sprint cycle can scientifically analyze some problems existing in the project team. So as to achieve the goal of continuous improvement of project management.

Features: X-axis: time; y-axis: Remaining work.

Example:

Spring_1 Analysis:

1. Team members start the first sprint, the breakdown of the work task is not proficient, to their own work productivity is unclear. The result is a further refinement of the July 13 work task, resulting in a higher actual curve than the planned curve.

2. Although, from July 12 to July 18, the actual curve is higher than the planned curve, the trend of the actual curve coincides with the plan curve, indicating that the production rate of the team members is constant.

3. On July 19, the actual curve fell back, and the development group submitted the iteration version to the test as a result of iterative system testing.

4. The last working hours are still present, and there are problems in characterizing members ' hours.

　　5. at the Sprint Review meeting, the team members agreed that "development and testing are closely integrated and release and testing can be released in a timely manner."

About Burndown Chart