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Burn Down Chart

The document describes a burn down chart, which is used to track project progress by showing the amount of work remaining over time. It lists the purpose of a burn down chart as seeing when a project will finish, if it is on track, and if team members are on track. It then provides examples of data to include in the chart, such as stories, tasks, people assigned, and start dates. It describes setting up the chart with columns for each day and filling in remaining effort. The goal is for the line on the chart to reach zero by the completion date.

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Burn Down Chart

The document describes a burn down chart, which is used to track project progress by showing the amount of work remaining over time. It lists the purpose of a burn down chart as seeing when a project will finish, if it is on track, and if team members are on track. It then provides examples of data to include in the chart, such as stories, tasks, people assigned, and start dates. It describes setting up the chart with columns for each day and filling in remaining effort. The goal is for the line on the chart to reach zero by the completion date.

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Burn Down Chart

Pepper
Purpose
When do I plan to finish?
Am I on track to finish?
Is every member of my team on track?
Should I replan early?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_down_chart
Data for your release
List of person, story / task, planned effort days
project story task person start
my project small maze file john 4
connect
my project small maze robot jane 3
my project small maze run jane 5

my project end light sense john 5

my project end report win jane 3


ideal - remaining effort 20

Later add finished planned days (and maybe actual


effort
Make chart and Graph
Set up all days you expect
Formula to show ideal diminishing planned days
consumption
Day before - total effort needed / total days you have
Ex: =H7-$E$7/10
Set up one column per day
At stand up, fill in the effort remaining
Insert / chart / line graph
http://www.techbudha.com/2012/09/create-
burn-down-chart-using-excel-in.html
Concepts
Man hours
Planned vs Actual vs Earned
Track at person / task level with groupings up
to story level
Adjustments
Drop tasks
Adjust Acceptance Test Plan
Waterfall
Gantt chart
Critical Path
Better Templates
http://epf.eclipse.org/wikis/scrum/Scrum/gu
idances/templates/burndown_chart_D182CF
23.html

Try Clay's template


Scope change adjustments
Entry in Burn Down and Release Burn Down

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