This example describes how to utilize the “velocity chart” functionality in Broken Build’s apps to plan, track progress, and improve the delivery of epics.
These Jira apps enable you to create velocity charts as Jira Dashboard gadgets:
Accomplish the following goals by building a velocity chart for one or multiple teams delivering an epic:
Let’s say we want to focus on an epic called ”Epic Alpha 2”. To plan and track this epic, it’s best to set up a Jira Dashboard with two velocity charts side-by-side:
Let’s check the necessary settings for these charts respectively:
Capacity allocation is your go-to tool if you want to move the needle. Use the target lines feature to allocate capacity for the desired epic:
In the settings above, we choose the relative type of target line (#1) - we plan to allocate 50% (#3) of the sprint’s planned scope (#2 - “Initial commitment” metric).
Let’s check what our “50% capacity allocation” target line looks like on the velocity chart:
On the chart, we look at the details of Sprint 3:
Overall, we see the issue of not meeting the needed 50% capacity allocation in all sprints except Sprint 5.
You may choose to see a percentage-based velocity chart as it may be better suited for tracking whether the team meets capacity allocation:
With 10 sprint metrics on the velocity chart filtered by the epic, you’ll get a comprehensive picture of a team’s (or multiple teams') progress toward the epic completion:
Note the green dashed line on the chart - this is the 2-sprint moving average for the “Completed work” metric for the specific epic:
Use breakdowns by any Jira field to slice-and-dice your sprint data and, therefore, spot what distracts your teams from delivering epic in focus:
In sprint 3, the team planned a lot of other less important work; however, they should have focused 50% of their capacity on “Epic Alpha 2”.
Use our examples to build your use cases on the Jira Dashboard with these apps:
Both apps used in these examples have a 30-day free trial and are completely free for teams under 10 people.