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. This word is often used for agile programming.

Burndown charts can be very intuitive to reflect the changes in the amount of work remaining as the working time progresses.

A typical Burndown chart indicates the exact date of the sprint, the ordinate represents the remaining work, the dashed line represents the ideal trend, and the actual workload changes. A typical Burndown table, as shown in:

About Burndown Chart