Calculate average sprint velocity and its inverses, forecast backlog sprint equivalents, or explore an explicitly assumed linear team-size and availability scenario. Optional dates add whole sprint boundaries in calendar days, including weekends and holidays.
Sprint Velocity Formula
The following equation gives this team’s average completed story points per comparable sprint.
- Where Vs is the sprint velocity (points/sprint)
- SP is the number of story points completed
- S is the number of comparable sprints completed
To calculate the sprint velocity, simply divide the number of points completed by the number of sprints.
What is a Sprint Velocity?
Definition:
Sprint velocity measures completed work per sprint under a consistent Definition of Done. It is team-specific and does not guarantee future delivery or support comparisons between people or teams.
How to Calculate Sprint Velocity?
Example Problem:
The following example outlines the steps and information needed to calculate Sprint Velocity.
First, determine the number of story points completed. In this example, the number of story points completed is found to be 150.
Next, determine the number of sprints completed. For this problem, the number of sprints completed is found to be 50.
Finally, calculate the Sprint Velocity using the formula above:
Vs = SP / #S
Vs = 150/50
Vs = 3 points/sprint
