<ul><li>Burndown charts, once intended as visual aids, have become a problematic scorecard for team success in agile work.</li><li>The use of burndown charts as the primary metric distorts agile team qualities and can lead to negative practices.</li><li>The pressure to maintain a clean decline in the burndown chart can hinder adaptability, collaboration, and incremental delivery within teams.</li><li>Instead of obsessing over burndown charts, teams should focus on achieving sprint goals to truly reflect the spirit of agile work and prioritize outcomes over output.</li></ul>

Why Burndown Charts Are a Bad Metric — And What Teams Should Track Instead

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