{"id":274,"date":"2014-09-24T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/burndown_charts_reasons_blog.html"},"modified":"2019-09-02T19:29:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:29:16","slug":"burndown_charts_reasons_blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/burndown_charts_reasons_blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Burn-down charts: Why do Burn-down charts work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bt1NnCb_bqc?rel=0&amp;controls=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Bt1NnCb_bqc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agile Scrum Methodology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/images\/sprint_burndown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"315\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>A burn down chart helps the scrum team to monitor progress in a project. The vertical axis shows work remaining and the horizontal axis shows time remaining. A line tracks the team&#8217;s progress and should reach zero by the end of the period being monitored. The most common forms of burn-down are sprint and release burn-downs.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Struggling to understand the basics of scrum quickly? Get the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power of Scrum Audio Book<\/a>. You can use it to get a complete overview and foundation in scrum fast, before even having to \u201croll-out\u201d a single scrum practice to your team.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check it out here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-901 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box.png 600w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box-440x275.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Reasons<\/h3>\n<p>1. Shows progress to all: Whether technical or stakeholder, this chart shows people the status of the project or sprint.<\/p>\n<p>2. Simple for all to understand: Since there is nothing but a cross or dot to indicate the amount of work remaining at a given time, there is no margin for confusion.<\/p>\n<p>3. Quick to update: Updating the chart by hand simply involves an update in terms of a cross or dot on the chart.<\/p>\n<p>4. Draws attention to issues: An off-track burn-down chart is usually related to an impediment of some sort. It can form the basis of questions to the team so that impediments can be solved.<\/p>\n<p>5. Motivates team based on status: An off-track burn-down motivates the team to highlight impediments and up the ante. An on-track burn-down motivates the team to keep doing what they are doing since all is well.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Struggling to understand the basics of scrum quickly? Get the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power of Scrum Audio Book<\/a>. You can use it to get a complete overview and foundation in scrum fast, before even having to \u201croll-out\u201d a single scrum practice to your team.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check it out here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/power-of-scrum-audio-order-form?source=website&#038;medium=powerscrumblogbanner noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-901 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box.png 600w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/power-of-scrum-johnson-box-440x275.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agile Scrum Methodology Background A burn down chart helps the scrum team to monitor progress in a project. 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