Contributor Acceleration Index

Not all team members contribute equally to clearing the backlog — and this visual makes that balance visible. The Contributor Acceleration Index compares how much work each actor advances (moves to In Progress or Done) against how much they create or are assigned. An index above 1.0 means they are clearing more than they add; below 1.0 means they are adding more than they clear.

This is not a performance ranking — it is a workload balance indicator. A low index may simply mean someone is in a planning or coordination role rather than an execution role. But when a pattern of low-index contributors coincides with backlog growth, it is worth a targeted conversation.

What you can conclude

• Team members with an index well above 1.0 are active backlog reducers — their capacity and focus are aligned with clearing work.
• A team where most contributors are below 1.0 is collectively adding work faster than it is clearing it — a systemic resourcing or scope problem, not individual.
• Use this alongside the Sprint Carry-Over Rate to understand whether carry-over is driven by specific contributors or by the team as a whole.

How this chart works

Horizontal bar chart ranking each actor by their Backlog Acceleration Index — the ratio of issues advanced versus issues created or assigned. Bars are color-coded: green (index > 1.0, net reducer) and red (index < 1.0, net producer). A reference line at 1.0 is shown.

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