Velocity

Delivery Throughput
points per business day

Shows the average story points delivered per weekday.

💡 Velocity is like a speedometer for your team, instead of km/h, it shows story points per business day.

What It Measures

Shows the average story points delivered per weekday.

Why It Matters

Forecasting future delivery capacity
Comparing delivery pace across different time periods

How It's Calculated

Divides total points by the number of weekdays in the date range.

points ÷ business_days_in_window
Concrete Example

If your team delivered 50 story points in a 10-business-day sprint, your velocity is 5 points per business day.

What Does a Healthy Score Look Like?
Higher is better, but consistency matters more than peaks.
Healthy
Stable or growing across 3+ sprints
Watch Out
Drops of 20–30% from your moving average
Needs Attention
Declining for 3+ consecutive sprints
What Moves This Metric?
Goes up when…
Fewer blockers and faster code review turnaround
Well-groomed backlog with tasks ready to start
Reduced meeting load and protected focus time
Goes down when…
Unplanned incidents or support work consuming capacity
Sprint planning adding poorly defined or oversized tasks
Team capacity reduced by vacations or onboarding

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