Enter the number of team members, individual work speed (in story points per time), sprint duration (in working time), and average task complexity (in story points per task) into the calculator to determine Sprint Capacity.

Sprint Capacity Calculator

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Sprint Capacity Formula

The following formula is used to calculate the Sprint Capacity in tasks (using story points as the underlying measure of effort).

SC_{tasks} = (M * S * D) / C

Variables:

  • SCtasks is the Sprint Capacity (tasks)
  • M is the number of team members (count)
  • S is the individual work speed (story points per hour, pts/h)
  • D is the sprint duration per team member (hours). If you use “days” or “weeks,” this calculator treats 1 day as an 8-hour workday and 1 week as a 40-hour workweek.
  • C is the average task complexity (story points per task, pts/task)

To calculate Sprint Capacity (tasks), multiply the number of team members by the individual work speed, then multiply the result by the sprint duration (in hours) to get total story points available. Divide by the average story points per task to estimate how many tasks can fit into the sprint.

What is a Sprint Capacity?

Sprint Capacity is a planning measure used in Agile project management (commonly Scrum) to estimate how much work a team can complete in a sprint. Capacity is often expressed in available time (person-hours) or in an equivalent workload measure (such as story points) and is used to decide how many estimated backlog items to commit to, given time off, non-project work, and other constraints.

How to Calculate Sprint Capacity?

The following steps outline how to calculate the Sprint Capacity:

  1. First, determine the number of team members (M).
  2. Next, determine the individual work speed (S) in story points per hour (pts/h).
  3. Next, determine the sprint duration per team member (D) in working hours.
  4. Next, determine the average task complexity (C) in story points per task (pts/task).
  5. Finally, use the formula SCtasks = (M * S * D) / C to calculate the Sprint Capacity in tasks.
  6. After inserting the values into the formula, calculate the result.

Example Problem:

Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge:

Number of team members (M) = 4 members

Individual work speed (S) = 1.5 pts/h

Duration of the sprint per team member (D) = 80 hours

Average task complexity (C) = 6 pts/task

Sprint Capacity (tasks) = (4 × 1.5 × 80) ÷ 6 = 80 tasks