14
Chapter
A Pleasure to Burn
Keep an eye on your progress with Burn Up Charts, Burn Down Charts, or Cumulative Flow Diagrams.
Summary
Popularized by Scrum, burn charts are a way to visualize the amount of work done and also to analyze your WIP. Used as a tool linked to your product backlog, this chapter will show you how to use this tool and how it can help the teams to manage their work.
Tags 
Practices Explained 
Burn Charts
Cumulative Flow Diagrams
Practices Mentioned 
Burn Rate
Lead Time
Cycle Time
Velocity
Queue Length
Extras 
Coming Soon!
Downloads 
Chapter 14 Illustrations
Recommended Tools 
Print your burn down
Burndown for trello
Recommended Books 
The Scrum Field Guide: Agile Advice for Your First Year and Beyond by Mitch Lacey
Kanban and Scrum – Making the Most of Both
by Henrik Kniberg, Mattias Skarin
Recommended Articles 
Burndown Chart vs. Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
Cumulative Flow Diagram. You Still Do Not Use It?
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Cumulative Flow Diagram
Burn down chart
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Scrum Burndown Chart
Use Burn-Down Charts to Discover Scrum Anti-Patterns
