Sprint Burndown Gadget - Trouble Having it Burn Down my Completed Subtasks

Timothy Vensel April 19, 2017

Some basic info about my Sprint configuration:

  • I currently have my Sprint hooked into my Sprint Burndown Gadget.
  • I have two Epics within this Sprint. 
  • Each Epic has 10 Stories.
  • Each Story has a varying number of Subtasks. 
  • My board's estimation statistic is Storypoints. 

I have been unable to figure out how to have my Subtask's factor into my Sprint Burndown Gadget's burndown. I have tried altering the estimate statistic from hours, to relative size with no results. I am seeing the red line, however, it doesn't burn down when I mark subtasks as complete. Help is appreciated. 

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Adam January 28, 2022

You should ideally be estimating at the story level rather than the subtask level. If your sub-tasks are stories in their own right then you need to revisit how you are managing your backlog and story-breakdown.

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