Will it land in time?

Take what's left to do and the pace you're actually moving at, and a burn-down projects when the backlog hits zero. Line that up against the deadline to see whether you'll make it — and, if not, the velocityVelocity is how much work you complete per period — points, items, or tasks finished each sprint, week, or day. Project it forward and it tells you when the remaining scope runs out. it would take.

The plan
We haveleft to do, finishingper,against a deadlineweeks out.
≈ burns down in 8 weeks · 2 weeks past the deadline
Burn-down
ProjectedIdeal
80
now248deadline · 69.2 weeks
8 weeksBurns down in
2 overvs. deadline
13.3/weekPace to make it
BehindAt 10 per week you won't land until 8 weeks — 2 weeks past the deadline, with 20 still open when it hits. You'd need to lift the pace to 13.3 per week to make it.
burns down in scope ÷ velocity · needs scope ÷ deadline to hit the date