Release and epic burndowns

In this section, we'll discuss release and epic burndowns, how important they are, and how we can use them to give us some insight into how things are going. You're going to learn about what release and epic burndowns are, how to read the reports, and how to use the reports for forecasting.

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...