Burnup vs burndown
The functionality of both types of charts is identical. The only difference is your visualization preference (whether you want to see the chart going up or down):
What you can see on the chart
Past performance forecasting scenario
When the chart is built, by default you see the chart based on team’s past performance scenario:
Let’s check forecasts based on average team performance. Look at the numbers on the chart above:
#1 - the forecast is based on team’s performance during last 6 sprints
#2 - the average velocity (in our case velocity is measured in Story Points) is equal 23.33 Story Points per sprint
#3 and #4 - based on the past average velocity, the remaining work scope is to be delivered by 15/03/2025
#5 - based on the past average velocity, the remaining work scope will take 6 sprints for the team
What-if scenario
By clicking #1 “Scenarios” button and #2 you can specify two alternative scenarios:
What-if velocity - answers the question “what will be the delivery date be if the given team’s velocity is equal to a specified one?”
What-if date - answers the question “what should be team’s velocity if the deadline date is set?”
You can specify up to 10 what-if scenarios and instantly see them on and below the chart:
