Sprint Capacity,
Made Realistic.
Stop committing to fantasy sprints. Plug in your team, sprint length, PTO, and focus factor. See exactly how many person-hours and story points your team can deliver.
Your sprint
Most engineering teams sit between 60-70% focus factor (the rest is meetings, code review, support, ad-hoc).
Realistic capacity
The math
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Sprint capacity FAQ
What is focus factor?
Focus factor is the percentage of working hours your team actually spends on sprint work. The remainder goes to meetings, code review, interrupts, support, planning, and context-switching. Most engineering teams realistically sit between 60-70%. New teams often discover they're closer to 50% in practice.
How do I calculate team capacity for a sprint?
Multiply team size × sprint working days × hours per day to get raw person-hours. Subtract PTO hours. Apply your focus factor. The result is the realistic person-hours available; not the theoretical maximum.
How do I convert hours to story points?
Use your historical velocity (average story points completed per sprint). Divide your available person-hours by the historical hours-per-point ratio. We use a default of 6 hours per point, then adjust if you provide your team's actual velocity. Want the reverse direction? Try the Story Points Estimator.
Why does the calculator suggest fewer points than my team commits to?
Most teams over-commit because they plan against raw hours, not focus-adjusted hours. The "suggested commit" here is what your team can realistically finish without working evenings or pulling cards into the next sprint.
What's a good focus factor for a new team?
Start at 60%. Track actual velocity for 2-3 sprints, then back-calculate your real focus factor. New teams almost always find they're optimistic the first time.
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