1. What Is Sprint Team Capacity?

Sprint Team Capacity represents the total available working hours for a team during a sprint after accounting for holidays and planned time off (PTO). It helps in realistic sprint planning and workload distribution.

2. How Does the Calculator Work?

The calculator uses the simple formula:

Where:

• \( Team\ Hours \) — Total available team working hours
• \( Holidays \) — Hours lost due to holidays
• \( PTO \) — Hours lost due to planned time off

Explanation: This calculation provides the net available hours that can be allocated to sprint tasks and user stories.

3. Importance of Capacity Calculation

Details: Accurate capacity calculation is essential for effective sprint planning, preventing team burnout, and ensuring realistic commitment to deliverables.

4. Using the Calculator

Tips: Enter total team hours, holiday hours, and PTO hours. All values must be non-negative numbers representing hours.

5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1: What should be included in Team Hours?
A: Team Hours should include the total working hours available from all team members during the sprint period.

Q2: How to account for part-time team members?
A: Calculate their available hours based on their work schedule and include in the total Team Hours.

Q3: Should meetings be deducted from capacity?
A: Regular sprint ceremonies and meetings should be considered when calculating available working hours.

Q4: How often should capacity be calculated?
A: Capacity should be calculated at the beginning of each sprint to account for changing team availability.

Q5: What if capacity is negative?
A: A negative capacity indicates that holidays and PTO exceed available team hours, which requires adjustment of sprint scope.