#24 Report of the Week: Release Burn-down by Sprints

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This week, we’re highlighting the Release Burn-down report, a valuable tool for tracking Story Points completion across Sprints for unreleased versions.

This report provides a visualization of release progress by comparing planned vs. actual completion of Story Points over multiple Sprints:

📌 Initial Plan – "Sprint Story Points committed" (blue bars) shows the total Story Points initially assigned to each Sprint.

📉 Ideal Progress – "Planned burn-down by Sprints" (dashed blue line) represents how work should decrease over time, with Story Points burning down steadily until reaching zero by the last Sprint.

📊 Actual Progress – "Actual burn-down by Sprints" (purple curved line) tracks how many Story Points were actually included in the version and how they burned down as work was completed.

✅ Sprint Completion – "Story points resolved" (green bars) shows the number of Story Points successfully completed in each Sprint.

Key Insights from This Report:

✅ Compare actual vs. planned release progress – see if work is being completed at the expected pace.

✅ Monitor Sprint-by-Sprint completion – analyze how much work is getting done in each Sprint.

✅ Identify potential delays – spot where the actual burn-down deviates from the ideal trend.

✅ Ensure effective sprint planning – validate whether planned workloads align with team capacity.

Use this report to avoid surprises by monitoring real-time progress and adjust scope based on actual completion rates to ensure the release stays on schedule.

Try This Report with Your Data

Import this report definition into your eazyBI account and start tracking your Story Points completion today!

Stay tuned for our next Report of the Week, and let us know how this one helps you optimize your release planning! 🚀📈