The ARC (Added/Remaining/Completed) Chart represents work left to do displayed over time. Remaining work can be represented by either points or Story count. This allows you to assess team progress on a regular basis.
The ARC Chart is located on the Reports page and on entity pages, such as Epic and Label pages.
Reading the ARC Chart
The chart displays:
- Actual Remaining (bold blue line): Total unfinished Stories/Points with the Label at any given date. Trends downward as work completes.
- Ideal Remaining (grey dotted diagonal): A reference line showing the theoretical “perfect” downward slope from the start date to the end date, assuming linear progress.
- Added (purple bar): Stories or points added to the Label after the start date. Spikes upward indicate scope growth or late-added work.
- Removed (yellow bar): Stories or points removed from the Label (e.g., out-of-scope, re-assigned).
- Completed (light green bar): Stories or points finished each day or week.
The chart’s Start date is the first day a Story under this Label was marked complete. The End date is the most recent completion date, so the chart extends as work finishes.
Using the ARC Chart
- If Actual Remaining trends above Ideal Remaining, your team is behind the linear completion pace; scope may need reduction or capacity increase.
- If Added bars are large and frequent, scope is growing; confirm this is intentional or deprioritize to stay on track.
- If Completed bars are steady, your team’s velocity is consistent; use this to forecast completion.
Tip: Use the chart to inform sprint retrospectives. A spike in Added work might prompt a conversation about commitment vs. interruption.
All calculations, metrics, and lines on the ARC Chart take Working Days into account. The default Working Days are Monday through Friday, inclusive.