!!! Overview [{$pagename}] is how much availability the [Development Team] has for the [Iteration] and is used for [Iteration Planning] This is about all that can be agreed upon. [{$pagename}] is mentioned only twice in the [Scrum] Guide where it is never defined. Remembering that [Scrum] is a [Framework] that is to be adapted as required. [{$pagename}] for the [Delivery Team] is derived from three simple measures for each [Development Team] member: * Number of ideal [hours] in the work [day] * [Days] in the iteration that the person will be available * Percentage of time the person will dedicate to this [Development Team] For [example], let's look at a team of five individuals, all committed to the [Development Team] full-time. Each has about six ideal hours per day to work on tasks, and no one is taking vacation. For a week-long iteration: %%prettify {{{ 5 team members X 6 ideal hours X 5 working days = 150 hours of task capacity }}} /% Each team should consider [{$pagename}] in determining how many [Product Backlog] items to plan for a [Iteration]. The team may want to consider taking on fewer [Product Backlog] items if [{$pagename}] is expected to be less for the sprint. Likewise, if more team members are recently added, the team may want to take on more [Product Backlog] items. !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Capacity vs Velocity|https://www.scrum.org/forum/scrum-forum/7293/capacity-vs-velocity|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-12-23 * [#2] - [Iteration-planning/|https://www.scaledagileframework.com/iteration-planning/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-11-14