Category: Blog Posts


  • Crimsalytics Podcast

    Crimsalytics Podcast

    In this episode, we talk about the benefits of using the Red Line burndown for Atlassian’s Jira.

  • The Data-Driven Truth About Team Velocity and Utilization

    Stop Guessing, Start Measuring One of the most common mistakes in software project planning is using assumed or ideal numbers for team velocity and utilization. We often hear statements like: Reality tells a different story. What the Data Shows Several years ago before the concepts supporting the Red Line Burndown crystalized, we were on a…

  • Why We Built the Redline Burndown Gadget: Bringing Clarity to Project Tracking

    The Problem We Aimed to Solve… Traditional Jira burndown charts, while useful, often fall short in providing the insights that project managers and teams need to make informed decisions. We repeatedly encountered several challenges: Our Solution The Redline Burndown Gadget addresses these challenges with several innovative features: The Red Line (Resource Model) We introduced the…