Velocity Charts

Overview

Zymmr's velocity chart is an essential tool for Agile teams to measure and track their productivity across multiple sprints. By visualizing the amount of work completed in each iteration, the velocity chart helps teams understand their capacity, improve predictability, and make more informed commitments for future sprints.

Key Features of Zymmr Velocity Charts

Choice of Metrics

Teams can track their velocity using their preferred estimation method, providing flexibility for different workflows:

• Story Points
• Effort
• Count

Sprint Performance Comparison

The chart displays two key bars for each sprint, allowing teams to compare their estimates against their actual performance:

• Planned (Committed): The total amount of work the team committed to at the start of the sprint.
• Actual (Completed): The total amount of work the team successfully completed by the end of the sprint.

Trend Analysis and Forecasting

By visualizing performance over time, the velocity chart helps identify trends in team productivity and predict future performance, enabling more realistic and achievable sprint planning.

How to Access and Use Velocity Charts

Accessing the Chart

1. Navigate to the Projects tab from navbar.
2. Select the specific project you want to track, clicking on its title.
3. In the project's left-hand menu, click on the Velocity Chart option.

Configuring and Interpreting the Chart

1. Configure Metric: At the top of the chart, choose whether to display the data in Story Points, Effort, or Count.
2. Analyze the Data:
   • Planned vs. Actual: For each sprint, compare the committed work bar to the completed work bar. This helps assess the accuracy of your sprint planning.
   • Identify Trends: Look for patterns over several sprints. Is the team's velocity increasing, decreasing, or remaining stable?
   • Plan Future Capacity: Use the average velocity from the last few sprints to inform how much work the team can realistically commit to in the next sprint.

Benefits of Using Velocity Charts

• Transparency: Provides a clear, visual representation of team performance and delivery consistency over time.
• Improved Planning: Helps teams make data-driven decisions about how much work to commit to in future sprints, leading to more achievable goals.
• Performance Insights: Identifies trends and patterns in productivity, helping teams pinpoint areas for process improvement.
• Team Motivation: A stable or increasing velocity can be a great motivator, showcasing the team's growth and achievements.

Improve Your Predictability

By leveraging velocity charts in Zymmr, your team can gain valuable insights into its performance, make more accurate sprint plans, and continuously improve its workflow for greater efficiency and productivity.