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Sprint capacity planning is an agile project management technique used to estimate how much work a team can complete during a sprint. It helps teams plan their work effectively and set realistic goals for each iteration.
The calculator uses the sprint capacity formula:
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Explanation: The formula multiplies the team's historical velocity by the sprint duration to estimate the total capacity for the upcoming sprint.
Details: Accurate sprint capacity planning helps teams avoid overcommitment, maintain sustainable pace, deliver predictable results, and improve estimation accuracy over time.
Tips: Enter your team's average velocity in story points and the sprint length in weeks. Both values must be positive numbers (velocity > 0, sprint length between 0.1-10 weeks).
Q1: What is velocity in agile development?
A: Velocity is a metric that tracks the amount of work a team completes during a sprint, measured in story points. It's calculated as the sum of story points for all completed user stories.
Q2: How often should we update our velocity?
A: Velocity should be recalculated after each sprint. Most teams use a rolling average of the last 3-5 sprints to account for variations in performance.
Q3: What's a typical sprint length?
A: Most teams use 2-week sprints, but sprint length can vary from 1-4 weeks depending on the team's preference and project requirements.
Q4: Should we include buffer time in capacity calculations?
A: Many teams reserve 20-30% of their capacity for unexpected issues, bug fixes, and meetings that aren't accounted for in user stories.
Q5: How do we handle team member availability changes?
A: Adjust your capacity calculation based on team member vacations, holidays, or other time off. Many teams use "focus factor" or "availability percentage" to account for this.