A redditor asked the following question about how to use burndown chart to verify if a sprint is on track.

My answer#

The Burndown Chart is not part of Scrum. I personally don’t use it because I think it does more harm than good. Coming back to your question. According to the Scrum Guide, Scrum is a framework that helps to achieve goals. The purpose of the sprint is to move towards a product goal. The Sprint Goal is a step towards that goal.

The Scrum Guide says, “The purpose of the Daily Scrum is to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned work.”.

So you have the answer. The Daily Scrum is a tool to check that the team is on the right track. That’s why during this short meeting the developers should talk about things that matter and focus on the Sprint Goal.