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What Is A Scrum Burndown Report? This Might Surprise You!

The Sprint Burndown Chart (Sprint Burndown Report) (See more Burndown Chart in Scrum) visualizes the progress within the Sprint towards reaching the Sprint goal.

It enables transparency and actionable progress data about the actual performance (burndown rate) of the Scrum Team. That allows the Scrum Product Owner and the Scrum Team to easily monitor how the Sprint is going. Thanks to this overview delivered by the Sprint Burndown Chart, the team can predict if the Sprint goal can be accomplished by the end of the Sprint on time.

If the forecast is at risk, the Developers adapt their plan and work with the Scrum Master to remove impediments. They can clarify or renegotiate scope with the Product Owner while protecting the Sprint Goal, quality, and a sustainable pace.

In the Sprint Burndown Chart, the initial Sprint Backlog defines the start-point for the remaining efforts. Every day the remaining effort which needs to be completed by the end of the Sprint is summed up, and it's logged on this graph.

Sprint Burndown Report/Chart

Remember that while a new Scrum team is forming, the performance is often different from the ideal burndown line. The chart is an optional forecasting aid, not proof by itself that the Sprint Goal or quality will be achieved. That usually happens due to wrong estimates or unforeseen impediments that have to be removed to help the Scrum Team work effectively.