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Sprint Velocity Calculator

Enter your last few sprints. We'll show your average, your trend, and a forecast range for the next one.

Now plan the sprint

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What is velocity?

The average number of story points a team completes per sprint. It's a measure of throughput, not productivity, and it only makes sense within a single team over time.

How do you calculate it?

Sum the points completed across your last N sprints, divide by N. Most teams use the last 3 sprints because it smooths out one-off weeks without going so far back that the team composition has changed.

Why plan with a range?

Real velocity wobbles. Holidays, sick days, a gnarly ticket, a new hire ramping up — any of these shift a sprint by a few points. Committing to the exact average sets the team up to miss half the time. A ±10% range is honest about the noise and still gives planning something concrete to hold.

Common mistakes

Treating velocity as a target the team should hit. Comparing velocity between teams (points aren't a shared unit). Padding estimates to "look faster." Using velocity in performance reviews — the fastest way to corrupt the signal.

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