Jira Jira Reporting and Dashboards 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the Velocity Chart in Jira Software show?
- The speed of individual developers
- The amount of work completed per sprint compared to committed work (Correct answer)
- The time taken to deploy releases
- The number of bugs per sprint
Correct answer: The amount of work completed per sprint compared to committed work
The Velocity Chart compares the story points committed and completed for each sprint, helping predict future capacity.
Question 2: Which Jira report helps identify issues that have been open for a long time?
- Sprint Report
- Average Age Report (Correct answer)
- Burnup Chart
- Velocity Chart
Correct answer: Average Age Report
The Average Age Report shows how long issues have been unresolved, helping teams spot stale items.
Question 3: What is a Burnup Chart in Jira?
- A chart that shows remaining work decreasing over a sprint
- A chart that shows completed work increasing toward a target over time (Correct answer)
- A report of all resolved bugs in a version
- A sprint capacity planning tool
Correct answer: A chart that shows completed work increasing toward a target over time
A Burnup Chart tracks completed work increasing over time against the total scope, making scope changes visible.
Question 4: In Jira, what does the Time Tracking report show?
- The number of hours each sprint lasted
- Estimated versus actual time logged on issues (Correct answer)
- The time taken to transition issues between statuses
- The average age of open issues
Correct answer: Estimated versus actual time logged on issues
The Time Tracking report compares original time estimates to the actual time logged by team members on issues.
Question 5: What is the purpose of the Pie Chart gadget on a Jira dashboard?
- To show sprint progress as a percentage
- To display a breakdown of issues by a chosen field in a pie chart format (Correct answer)
- To visualize workflow transitions
- To monitor real-time server health
Correct answer: To display a breakdown of issues by a chosen field in a pie chart format
The Pie Chart gadget visualizes the distribution of issues across values of a selected field, such as priority or assignee.
Question 6: Which Jira report is most useful for understanding cumulative scope changes in a project?
- Burndown Chart
- Burnup Chart (Correct answer)
- Velocity Chart
- Sprint Report
Correct answer: Burnup Chart
The Burnup Chart makes scope changes visible by showing both completed work and total scope on the same graph.
Jira Jira Reporting and Dashboards 2
What does the Velocity Chart in Jira Software show?