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Bothe Burn down chart and burn up chart are showing the progress of a team in a sprint. The burn up chart is just inverted version of burn down chart. 1.What is the point in having 2 charts? 2. In which scenarios burn down chart is useful? 3. In which scenarios burnup chart is useful? 4. In which scenarios you use only burn down and which scenarios you use only burn up?

1. What is the point in having 2 charts?

  • Burn Down Chart: Tracks how much work remains to be completed over time. It gives a clear indication of whether the team is on track to finish the sprint or project on time.
  • Burn Up Chart: Tracks the amount of work completed as well as the total scope of work, which includes any changes in the scope over time.

Having both charts allows you to see:

  • Burn Down: Focuses on how much work remains.
  • Burn Up: Focuses on progress made and shows scope changes (i.e., if more work is added or removed from the sprint).

This dual approach gives a fuller picture of progress, scope changes, and completion.

2. In which scenarios is the Burn Down Chart useful?

  • Short-term progress tracking: It’s great for monitoring day-to-day progress in a sprint.
  • Immediate focus: It helps the team focus on completing the remaining work.
  • Predictive use: It can be used to predict whether the sprint goal will be met by seeing how fast the team is burning through tasks.
  • Simple projects: It’s helpful in projects where the scope doesn't change significantly.

3. In which scenarios is the Burn Up Chart useful?

  • Tracking scope changes: Since it displays both work completed and the total scope, it's excellent for tracking changes in scope (e.g., when new stories are added or old ones are removed during the sprint).
  • Long-term project monitoring: Burn Up charts are often used for longer projects to show cumulative progress over time.
  • When managing scope creep: If the scope is expanding or shrinking, a Burn Up chart will make this visible, helping teams manage these changes better.

4. In which scenarios would you use only Burn Down and which scenarios would you use only Burn Up?

  • Only Burn Down:
    • When the project or sprint scope is fixed and unlikely to change.
    • When the team wants to focus on how much work remains to be done to achieve the sprint goal.
    • Short sprints where scope changes are not expected.
  • Only Burn Up:
    • When there’s a risk of scope changes (e.g., in a longer project where more features or user stories may be added).
    • When it's important to show how much progress has been made against the total scope.
    • Product-level tracking where tracking changes in scope over time is critical.

Summary:

  • Use Burn Down for day-to-day tracking of work remaining.
  • Use Burn Up to monitor progress against scope and when scope changes are expected.
  • Both are valuable when used together in complex projects to get a complete picture of progress and scope management.


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