Burndown Chart Creator
Create burndown charts to track sprint progress and remaining work
Log work added to or removed from the sprint mid-flight. The chart re-baselines the ideal line so it always reflects the latest committed scope.
What is Burndown Chart Creator?
The Burndown Chart Creator is a free agile tool that visualises how a sprint's remaining work is shrinking day by day toward zero. You set the total work and the number of sprint days, then record the remaining amount at the end of each day. A unit toggle lets you track in story points or in hours, and an exclude-weekends option (with a sprint start date) keeps the ideal line descending only on working days. The tool draws an ideal burndown line showing the steady pace needed to finish on time, plotted against the actual remaining work, a re-baselined committed-scope line whenever you log mid-sprint scope changes, and a forecast line projecting completion at your current velocity. A summary panel reports completed, remaining, average and required daily burn, schedule status, and a projected finish day. Everything renders in your browser with no signup and no data uploaded.
How to use Burndown Chart Creator?
Creating and tracking a burndown chart takes just a few minutes:
- 1 Configure the sprint by entering the total work the team committed to and the number of days in the sprint. Pick the tracking unit (story points or hours), and optionally set a start date and tick "exclude weekends" so the ideal line only steps down on working days.
- 2 Track daily progress by updating the remaining amount at the end of each day. Always log work that is fully done, not partially complete, so the chart reflects true progress, and set the current day so the summary and forecast use the right point in time.
- 3 Log scope changes as work is added to or removed from the sprint mid-flight. Each change re-baselines the ideal line from that day, and a stepped committed-scope line shows how the total grew or shrank — so the chart stays honest even when the plan moves.
- 4 Read the summary and forecast: compare actual against the ideal line, watch the average daily burn versus the required burn, and use the projected finish day to see whether you are ahead, on track, or behind before the sprint ends.
Why use this tool?
A burndown chart turns sprint progress into a single picture that anyone can read at a glance, which is far more honest than a status meeting full of optimistic updates. Because it compares actual work against an ideal pace every day, it surfaces slippage early — while there is still time to remove blockers, renegotiate scope, or get help. Scope-change tracking keeps that comparison fair: when extra work lands mid-sprint, the ideal line re-baselines so a rising actual line is not mistaken for poor performance. The forecast turns today's velocity into a concrete projected finish day, and the required-daily-burn stat tells the team exactly how much they must complete per remaining working day to land on time. A flat line that refuses to drop is an unmistakable warning sign, and a chart that consistently finishes early hints that the team is under-committing. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so your sprint data stays private.
Examples
A team starts with 40 points over a 10-day sprint, so the ideal line drops 4 points per day. Their actual line tracks closely and the forecast lands on the last day, confirming the goal is comfortably within reach.
On day four a team logs +10 points for an urgent bug. The committed-scope line steps up to 50 and the ideal line re-baselines, so the team can see whether the new pace is still achievable rather than panicking at a jump in the actual line.
Halfway through a sprint the average daily burn is only 3 points against a required 5. The forecast projects completion two days late, giving the team time to descope or pull in help before the deadline slips.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ideal burndown line?
It is a reference line that falls in equal steps from the committed total to zero across the working days of the sprint. It represents the steady pace required to finish exactly on the last day, and it re-baselines whenever you log a scope change.
How does scope-change tracking work?
Add a row with the day a change happened and the amount added (positive) or removed (negative). The committed-scope line steps to the new total on that day and the ideal line re-targets zero from there, so added work is not unfairly counted against the team.
How is the projected finish calculated?
The tool measures your average daily burn so far (completed work divided by working days elapsed) and projects it forward over the remaining working days. It reports the day you would hit zero and whether that is early, on time, or late versus the sprint end.
What does "exclude weekends" do?
When you set a start date and enable it, Saturdays and Sundays are skipped: the ideal line holds flat across them and the burn-rate maths counts only working days. This makes the pace targets realistic for teams that do not work weekends.
Should I track points or hours?
Either works — use the unit toggle to switch. Story points are most common for sprint burndowns because they match how teams estimate, while hours suit task-level tracking. The chart and summary work the same way whichever you pick, as long as you stay consistent.
Is my sprint data saved anywhere?
No. The chart is generated entirely in your browser, so the totals, days, scope changes, and daily progress you enter are never uploaded to or stored on a server.
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