Hands-On Agile Software Development with JIRA

Release burndown – an example

Now, we will look at an example of a release burndown.

Keep in mind that a release is a version. Essentially, it's a version that's been deployed. An epic is also a container of work, and is independent of a version.

Releases and epics are both containers for work. An epic is a large story that spans multiple sprints. Although a release is generally larger than an epic, the same concepts apply to both in regards to these reports; so, when we're looking at an epic burndown report, it's going to be the same as a release burndown report, but probably smaller, with fewer items and a shorter duration. However, it will allow us to predict when that specific epic might be completed.

Let's take a look at the following ...