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# SAFe Prior Sprint Dashboard

# SAFe Prior Sprint Dashboard {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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## Summary of SAFe Prior Sprint Dashboard

The SAFe Prior Sprint Dashboard offers a comprehensive data visualization tool that helps analyze scope, actual burnup and burndown, and forecast trends from previous sprints.
This allows SAFe Scrum Masters to effectively plan work for future sprints based on historical performance.
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## Key Features

* **Data Analysis:** Provides insight into sprint burndown and burnup trends.
* **Widgets:**
  * Committed Points: Displays the committed scope in story points for the sprint.
  * Stories: Shows the total number of completed stories in the previous sprint.
  * Completed: Indicates story points of work completed in the prior sprint.
  * Missing Estimates: Counts stories from the previous sprint that lacked estimates.
* **Visual Reports:**
  * **Sprint Burndown:** A line chart illustrating scope changes, ideal work completion rate, and actual work completion rate.
  * **Sprint Burnup:** A line chart showing the trend of work completion and scope changes from the previous sprint.

## Key Outcomes

By utilizing the SAFe Prior Sprint Dashboard, customers can:

* Analyze past sprint data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
* Make informed decisions for planning upcoming sprints based on actual performance metrics.
* Customize reports to focus on the most relevant data for their team's needs.  
The SAFe Prior Sprint Dashboard provides data visualization on
scope, actual burnup and burndown, and forecast trends of previous sprints. Analyze the data and
plan the work for upcoming sprints.
Figure 1. SAFe prior sprint dashboard widgets Figure 2. SAFe prior sprint dashboard burndown report Figure 3. SAFe prior sprint dashboard burnup report  
Note:  
Canceled stories are not included in any of this data.

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| End user and goal | Required role | Benefits |
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| SAFe scrum master: Analyze data on scope, actual burnup and burndown, and forecast trends of previous sprints. | SAFe_scrum_user | * Analyze sprint burndown and burnup trends * Use the data to plan for upcoming sprints {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__ul_xjv_q5m_rlb} |
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## Indicators {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__section_qnd_pwm_s3b}

SAFe: Sum of story points of all stories in the current sprint
:   Generates the scope series in the SAFe Sprint Burndown report.

SAFe: Sum of story points of active stories in the current sprint
:   Generates the actual burndown series in the SAFe Sprint Burndown report.

## Breakdowns {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__section_yfw_qk4_2fb}

* SAFe: Sprint
* SAFe: Prior Sprint
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## Widgets {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__section_ybr_3my_k3b}

Committed points

:   Indicates the committed scope (in number of story points) of the sprint.

Stories
:   Indicates the total number of stories that were completed in the previous sprint.

Completed
:   Indicates the amount of work (in story points) that was completed in the previous
    sprint.

Stories Missing Estimates
:   Indicates the total number of stories in the previous sprint that were missing
    estimates.

## Data visualizations {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__section_t5q_fl4_2fb}

If you are upgrading from version 1.0.2 or earlier of Performance Analytics Content Pack for
Essential SAFe, then install this dashboard from Solution Library to upgrade its layout and
access the Sprint Burnup report. For more information, see [Using Solution Library for Essential SAFe dashboards](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/32kie6Tlwfm8_XOAamazWQ "Upgrade to the latest layout of Essential SAFe dashboards using Solution Library.").  
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| Title | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| Sprint Burndown | Line chart![]() | Shows the scope and rate of scope change, the ideal rate for work completion, and the actual rate of work completion. Analyze the burndown trends and accordingly plan the workload for an upcoming sprint. The Sprint Burndown report comprises the following series that can be hidden or displayed based on your preference: * Scope: Indicates the amount of work that is planned for the sprint. * Ideal Burndown: Indicates how the team needs to progress on stories to complete the sprint on time. * Remaining: Indicates the amount of work left for completion in the sprint. If Remaining is above the Ideal Burndown, it implies that there is more work left than originally estimated. The team is running behind the schedule of the sprint. If the Remaining is below Ideal Burndown, it implies that there is less work left than originally estimated. The team is running ahead of the schedule of the sprint. {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__ul_qjf_qdk_k3b} Analyze the burndown trends and accordingly plan the workload for an upcoming sprint. |
| Sprint Burnup | Line chart ![]() | Shows the previous sprint burnup trend indicating scope changes. Analyze future changes the trend of team's work completion. The Sprint Burnup report comprises the following series that can be hidden or displayed based on your preference: * Scope: Indicates the amount of work that is planned for the sprint. * Completed: Indicates the amount of work completed in the sprint. {#safe-prior-sprint-dashboard__ul_vp1_ln5_rlb} |
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You can customize the Burnup and Burndown reports. For more
information, see [Customizing Essential SAFe dashboard reports](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Zg~zCqrvt0gZlg62QNoU7Q "Customize the Burnup, Burndown, and Cumulative Flow Diagram reports of your dashboards according to the custom states of your SAFe stories.").

