20. Burndown Chart
A Burndown Chart shows the actual and estimated amount of work to be done in a sprint. The horizontal x-axis in a Burndown Chart indicates time, and the vertical y-axis indicates cards
(issues).
Use a Burndown Chart to track the total work remaining, and to project the likelihood of achieving the sprint goal. By tracking the remaining work throughout the iteration, a team can
manage its progress, and respond to trends accordingly. For example, if the Burndown Chart shows that the team may not likely reach the sprint goal, then the team can take the necessary
actions to stay on track.
Before you begin
● The Burndown Chart only applies to Scrum boards.
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Viewing the Burndown Chart
1. Click Jira home > Projects tcejorp tnaveler eht tceles neht >.
2. Click Reports tceles neht ,Burndown Chart .
● To choose a different sprint, click the sprint drop-down.
● To choose a different estimate statistic, click the estimation statistic drop-down. This change will be saved for you, for when you next visit this chart.
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22. Sprint Report
The Sprint Report shows the list of issues in each sprint. It is useful for your Sprint Retrospective meetings, and also for mid-sprint progress checks.
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Before you begin
● This page only applies to Scrum boards.
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Viewing the Sprint Report
1. Click your Jira icon)(
2. Click Projectstcejorp tnaveler eht tceles neht
3. Click Reports tceles neht Sprint Report
4. Select the relevant sprint from the sprint drop-down
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24. Control Chart
The Control Chart shows the Cycle Time (or Lead Time) for your product, version, or sprint. It takes the time spent by each issue in a particular status (or statuses), and maps it
over a specified period of time. The average, rolling average, and standard deviation for this data are shown.
A Control Chart helps you identify whether data from the current sprint can be used to determine future performance. The less variance in the cycle time of an issue, the higher the
confidence in using the mean (or median) as an indication of future performance.
Here are some of the ways that you could use a Control Chart:
● Analyze your team's past performance in a retrospective,
● Measure the effect of a process change on your team's productivity,
● Provide external stakeholders with visibility of your team's performance, and
● For Kanban, use past performance to set targets for your team.
Viewing the Control Chart
1. Click your Jira icon)(
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3. Click Projectstcejorp tnaveler eht tceles neht
4. Click Reports tceles neht ,Control Chart
5. Configure the chart as desired. The screenshot at the top of this page highlights the controls that you can use to configure the Control Chart
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25. Control Chart
1. Issue details: Select a dot to see data for a specific issue.
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3. Time scale: Configure the time period you want data for.
4. Refine report: Select the columns, filters, and swimlanes you want data for.
26. Release Burndown
The Release Burndown report shows you how your team is progressing against the work for a release. In
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,there is no 'release' entity —a version is equivalent to a release (hence, the term 'version' will be used instead of 'release' in this document). The report will show data based
on the estimation statistic that your board is using.
Here are some of the ways that you could use a Release Burndown report:
● See how quickly your team is working through the backlog,
● See how work added and removed during the sprint has affected your team's overall progress, and
● Predict how many sprints it will take to complete the work for a version, based on past sprints and changes during the sprints.
If you have used the Version Report before, you will notice some similarities. However, the Release Burndown report is optimized for scrum teams that work in sprints —
which makes tracking much easier.
Viewing the Release Burndown report
1. Click your Jira icon)(
2. Click Projectstcejorp tnaveler eht tceles neht
3. Click Reports tceles neht Release Burndown
4. Select the relevant version from the Release Burndown drop-down. You will be able to choose from versions that are in projects configured for your board (via the
board's filter)
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28. Velocity Chart
The Velocity Chart shows the amount of value delivered in each sprint, enabling you to predict the amount of work the team can get done in future sprints. It is useful during
your sprint planning meetings, to help you decide how much work you can feasibly commit to.
Viewing the Velocity Chart
1. Click your Jira icon)(
2. Click Projectstcejorp tnaveler eht tceles neht
3. Click Reports tceles neht Velocity Chart
4. The Velocity Chart will be displayed, showing your last seven completed sprints
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3. Completed: The green bar in each sprint shows the total completed estimates when the sprint ends. Any scope changes made after the sprint started are included in this total.
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Other things to note about the Velocity Chart:
● It's board-specific, which means it'll only include issues that match your board's saved filter.
● It's based on your board's column mapping. An issue is considered to be 'To Do' when it is in a status that has been mapped to the left-most column of your board. Similarly, an
issue is considered to be 'Done' when it is in a status that has been mapped to the right-most column of your board. See Configuring columns for more information.
30. Version Report
The Version Report shows your team's progress towards the completion of a version. The Version Report also shows you the predicted Release Date, based on your team's
average rate of progress (velocity) since the start of the version, and the estimated amount of work remaining.
Before you begin
● This page only applies to Scrum boards.
Viewing the Version Report
1. Click your Jira icon)(
2. Click Projectstcejorp tnaveler eht tceles neht
3. Click Reports tceles neht ,Version Report
4. Select the relevant version from the Version Report drop-down
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32. Version Report
Before you start using the Version Report, you should get to know how it works. The following information will help you understand the key functionalities of the Version Report:
● The Version Report is board-specific –that is, it will only include issues that match your board's saved filter.
● The Version Report will exclude issues of a 'sub-task type '.
● The Version Report shows 'Released' versions but not 'Archived' versions. For more about version status, see Managing versions(
● Jira admin
● documentation.)
● The Version Report is based on your board's column mapping. An issue is considered to be 'To Do' when it is in a status that has been mapped to the left-most column of your
board. Similarly, an issue is considered to be 'Done' when it is in a status that has been mapped to the right-most column of your board. See Configuring columns for more
information.
● The horizontal axis starts on the version's Start Date; or if no Start Date is specified, the date on which an issue was first added to the version. The graph shows the state your
version was in at any given point in time, in terms of your total and completed Story Points (or other Estimation Statistic of your choice), so that you can see how the scope may
have changed, and how you are progressing towards completion of the estimated work.
● The graph shows you the following predictions:
● the Predicted Release Date )enil eulb(– that is, the date at which you can expect all issues in your version to be complete, based on your average daily velocity and the
amount of estimated work remaining.
● the Predicted Release Date (Optimistic) )enil eulb eht fo tfel eht ot aera dedahs(– that is, the earliest date by which you might expect the version to be complete. (The
'optimistic' date is calculated by adding 10% to the average daily velocity.)
● the Predicted Release Date (Pessimistic) )enil eulb eht fo thgir eht ot aera dedahs(– that is, the latest date by which you might expect the version to be complete. (The
'pessimistic' date is calculated by subtracting 10% from the average daily velocity.)
● 10% of the estimated work for the version will need to be complete before the predictions can be calculated.