Which artifact shows the progress being made toward the Target work done?

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Options

• ABurnup chart
• BCumulative Flow Diagram
• CWIP Limits
• DLead time diagram

• A
  88% (14)
• B
  6% (1)
• D
  6% (1)

Explanation

A Burnup chart tracks cumulative work completed against a target line (the "Target work done"), making progress toward a goal immediately visible - when the completed-work line approaches the target line, you know you're on track. A Cumulative Flow Diagram (B) shows flow and bottlenecks across workflow states (e.g., To Do → In Progress → Done), but its focus is on identifying blockages, not measuring progress toward a fixed target. WIP Limits (C) are constraints, not a chart - they cap work in progress to improve flow but don't visualize progress at all. A Lead time diagram (D) measures the time items take from request to delivery, which is a throughput metric, not a progress-toward-target metric.

Memory tip: Think "burnup = building up toward a goal." Unlike a burndown chart (which counts down remaining work), a burnup chart adds completed work up toward a visible target line - making it the only artifact here that explicitly shows a target and your progress reaching it.

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