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Burndown Forecast Calculator

Forecast sprint completion date from current burn rate.

Burndown Forecast Calculator projects sprint completion from total scope, completed points, elapsed days, and total sprint days. Use it to see whether the current burn rate points toward on-time completion or a likely shortfall.

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Input guidance

Enter total scope and completed points.

How to use this tool

Enter total scope and completed points.
Enter elapsed days and total sprint days.
Review the forecast alongside blockers, scope changes, and team availability.

Burndown Inputs

Result

Remaining points: 72.00

Current burn/day: 8.00

Forecast total days: 15.00

Required burn/day to finish on time: 18.00

On track: No

Formula or method

Current burn rate is completed points divided by elapsed sprint days.
Forecast days needed is remaining points divided by the current burn rate when the burn rate is positive.
Required daily burn is remaining points divided by the days left in the sprint.

How to interpret the result

A burndown forecast is a pace signal, not a promise that the sprint will finish that way.

The current completion rate is 8 points/day, with 72 points remaining.
At that pace, the forecast total duration is 15 days, which is below the rate needed for the planned sprint length.
Compare this with blockers, scope changes, review queues, and team availability before changing commitments.

Review note and limitations

Planning results depend on the assumptions, capacity, timing, and handoff rules entered by the user.
Use the output as decision support, then confirm constraints and human factors before changing commitments.

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