Default burndown chart for insights

[Bexolo]

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We are running sprints in GitHub Projects at the moment and cannot find a way to accurately report burndown progress.
As a result, we would like to see a standard burndown chart included within the insights.

This is the closest we can get to a burndown using insights, but it is really difficult to understand if we are on track based on the information in this graph. We want to see story point burndown progress based on when an issue is marked as 'done'.

A good example of the ZenHub burndown is here:

[petewalker]

@Bexolo - how did you get time on the X-Axis to appear? I can't see that option in our project insights!

[andreaslech]

We faced the same challenge in GitHub: no Burndown charts and very limited flow metrics.
To solve this, I’ve built a lightweight add-on that makes it super simple: one click to get burndown and flow metrics directly from GitHub Projects.
The goal is to help teams validate process improvements and make retros more data-driven with metrics like Burndown, Cycle Time, Time in State.
Here’s an example of what it looks like:

If anyone is curious, I’ve shared more details here: Flow2C.
Would this type of visualization help your team? What other charts or metrics would you find useful?

[dtrezubSV]

+1. Insights charts in GitHub are almost useles and follow none of the standard charts one would expect from an agile management tool.

[andreaslech]

Just tried generating a burndown chart for our sprint using GitHub Copilot, and it actually works really well!

I ended up creating a small open-source repo with ready-to-use prompts for exactly this:
github.com/Flow2CHQ/copilot-agile-metrics

Burndown chart, sprint analysis, retro input, stakeholder update: out of the box, no extra tools needed. Works in VS Code and in the GitHub web UI.

Would love to hear what you think!