Sprint velocity is the average number of story points a scrum team completes per sprint, used to forecast future capacity. Enter your team's completed story points below to calculate averages, spot trends, and plan upcoming sprints with confidence.
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Sprint velocity is the average number of story points a scrum team completes in a single sprint. It is calculated by summing the story points of all completed user stories at the end of each sprint and averaging over the last several sprints. Teams use velocity to forecast how much work they can take on in future sprints.
Most agile coaches recommend using the last 3 to 5 sprints for a reliable velocity average. Fewer sprints can produce noisy estimates, while too many sprints may include outdated data from a period when the team size or skill mix was different.
There is no universal 'good' velocity because story point scales differ between teams. What matters is consistency: a team that reliably delivers 30 points per sprint is healthier than one that swings between 15 and 60. Use your own historical data to set realistic commitments.
Focus on reducing blockers, improving estimation accuracy, limiting work in progress, and investing in automation (CI/CD, testing). Avoid artificially inflating points - the goal is predictable delivery, not a higher number.
Comparing velocity across teams is generally discouraged because each team calibrates story points differently. Velocity is most useful as an internal planning metric for the team that generated the data.
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