From Spreadsheets to a Single Screen: Modernizing Capacity Planning in Jira (2)
A four-step plan for government teams to retire the capacity spreadsheet and plan sprints with velocity, days off, and allocation inside Jira.
A Sprint Planning Checklist for Government Scrum Masters (2)
A five-check pre-flight checklist for government scrum masters: roster, calendar, capacity math, backlog readiness, and a recorded commitment.
Capacity Planning for Multi-Team (Scaled) Agile in Large Agencies (2)
Per-team math, shared specialists as constraints, and bottom-up roll-ups: how large agencies plan capacity across multiple agile teams, with a worked example.
Avoiding Overcommitment: The Hidden Cost of Optimistic Sprint Planning (2)
Overcommitted sprints corrupt velocity data and erode leadership trust. Five guard-rails to commit to what your government team can actually deliver.
Planning Sprints Around Federal Holidays, PTO, and Training Days (2)
How government teams plan sprints around federal holidays, use-or-lose leave, and mandatory training — a five-step method with a worked example.
How to Calculate Team Capacity When Half Your Team Is Part-Time or Detailed Elsewhere (2)
Six names on the roster doesn’t mean six people. A step-by-step method for calculating real sprint capacity when staff are part-time or detailed elsewhere.
Aligning Sprint Planning with Capacity Planning: A Practical Guide for Public-Sector Teams (2)
Compute real team capacity — leave, details, allocations — before committing a sprint. A 60-minute agenda and worked example for government agile teams.
Why Sprint Capacity Planning Matters More in Government Than Anywhere Else
Fixed budgets, fiscal-year deadlines, and shrinking teams make capacity-based sprint planning a survival skill for government agile teams. Here’s the math.
A Day in the Life: Sprint Planning With Capacity on One Screen
An hour-by-hour walkthrough of capacity-aware sprint planning for government teams: baseline math, a worked example, and a defensible commitment.
Bringing Visibility to Who’s Working on What Across Sprints
Record allocation and days off in the sprint plan inside Jira, so “who’s on this?” is answered in one screen — not a spreadsheet reconciliation.