Burndown chart with a dynamic team velocity

Question

Hi,

I am facing an issue about burndown chart automatic guideline. Indeed Jira automatically calculate the guideline according to the number of estimate points and days during the sprint.

But it doesn't take account of the number of people working each day on the project. 
So, is there a way to indicate somewhere the expected number of points which should be done everyday ?

I'm aware it will change the sprint ending date and duration but I don't know if jira is this compliant.

Trudy P Claspill · Accepted Answer

Hello @Antoine LE BOUT

Welcome to the community.

No, that is not an option available for the built in Burndown Chart. The guideline only provides a simple average of points per day based on the Total Points and Total Days in the sprint.

You may need to look at other capacity planning or roadmapping features if you want a more dynamic planning feature.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted Answer

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I do not think you quite understand what a sprint is for.

A sprint is a time-box, in which a team is aiming to get some stuff done.

The number of members of that team is irrelevant, only the effort the team as a whole can apply to the sprint.

The estimate of completion by part of the sprint (per day for example) is irrelevant, what matters is what you do, or do not, complete during the sprint (time box)

>I'm aware it will change the sprint ending date and duration but I don't know if jira is this compliant.

The sprint end date and duration are fixed before you start the sprint.  It's a time-box, not an arbitrary variable guess.