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Velocity Trend Dashboard Panel

The Analytics Velocity Trend dashboard panel allows you to see the total estimate or the total number of Backlog Items that were completed in each sprint or iteration.

Where to Find This Panel​

The Velocity Trend panel is available on any of the following Analytics dashboards.

  • Portfolio > Executive Dashboard
  • Program > Product Owner Dashboard
  • Team > Dashboard
  • Team > Team Dashboard
  • Team > Quality Dashboard
  • Team > ScrumMaster Dashboard

Measures​

  • The height of each bar on this chart indicates the number of backlog items, or the Total Estimate of Backlog Items, that were completed in the Sprint or Iteration indicated on the X axis.
  • A Backlog Item is considered complete when it is Closed or Archived, or when it enters a Status value that has been assigned to the Completed reporting category.

Configuring the Panel​

  1. To configure the panel, click on the gear icon Analytics Gear Icon at the top-right corner and click Edit.
  2. Choose from the panel parameters below.

Parameters for this panel may differ depending on the location of the dashboard.

Panel Parameter Descriptions​

  • Portfolio Item: Shows work items in the selected portfolio item and all of it's children. The default option is "Blank" and shows all work items.

  • Team: Shows Team-specific data for the project or program. The default value is "All" or "Blank".

  • Backlog Group: Shows work items in the selected backlog group. The default option is "All".

  • Backlog Goal or Objective: Shows work items assigned to the selected backlog goal. The default option is "All".

  • Workitem: Shows data for a specific work item type: All (all workitems), Backlog Items, Defects, or Testsets. The default option is "All".

  • Starting Iteration: Does not display iterations before the selected sprint or iteration. Defaults to the first iteration in the schedule.

  • Group By: Shows results grouped by Type, Source, Priority (Default), or Status.

  • Show Active: Show active items on the report.

  • Aggregation Type: Determines how the data is aggregated. Valid values are:

    • Total Estimate - Sum the Estimate values.
    • Workitem Count - Count of work items regardless of estimate value.