#23 Report of the Week: Version Burndown Report

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Report of the Week series are here! This time, we’re showcasing a powerful Version Burndown Report, which helps to track work progress, time spent, and remaining effort in a selected version.

This report provides an insightful visualization of how work is progressing compared to planned estimates. It includes:

📊 Daily Logged Hours – Represented as green columns, showing the actual effort logged each day.

📈 Cumulative Spent Hours – A blue line tracking total effort invested over time.

🟠 Remaining Estimated Hours – An orange line, changing as work progresses or estimates are updated.

⚡ Ideal Burndown Guideline – A gray dashed line, distributing the original estimated hours evenly from version start to release date, providing an optimal work completion trajectory.

Tracking Version Progress in Real-Time

✅ Compare actual vs. planned progress – Assess if the remaining work (orange line) aligns with the ideal burndown guideline (gray dashed line).

✅ Monitor time spent vs. effort remaining – Gain insights into whether work is progressing faster or slower than planned.

✅ Analyze work reduction trends – Ensure that remaining work is decreasing at a reasonable pace.

✅ Understand actual effort vs. original estimates – Identify discrepancies between planned and actual execution.

Take Action Today

Want to keep your version progress on track? Import this report into your eazyBI account and start analyzing time spent and remaining work today!

Stay tuned for our next Report of the Week, and let us know how this one helps you optimize your project timelines! 📉🚀