Team Forecasting

This article explains how to use the Team forecasting feature in Agility.

Overview

The Team Forecasting board helps product owners understand the difference between planned team capacity and target team capacity. This knowledge of team capacity allows them to plan their work accordingly. In team forecasting, the capacity is calculated using the target velocity of the team.

The capacity of the team is configured from the Target Team's Details page, using either the Target Estimate or Target Swag values. You can modify the capacity value as per your project requirement.

By default, the team forecasting board is grouped by team, the capacity bar displays the details of planned capacity versus target team capacity. The default value for target team capacity is Target Swag and it can be changed to Target Estimate (Points).

When you add portfolio item to the team, planned value and the capacity bar gets updated. A red capacity bar indicates that the team is overloaded whereas a green capacity bar indicates that the team still has room for some more tasks.

The Planned Value in team forecasting is nothing but the Swag value entered for a Portfolio Item.

To know more about the Team Forecasting feature, watch the following video.

You can use Team Forecasting to:

• Check at specific time intervals whether the teams are overloaded with work.
• View details of planned capacity versus target team capacity in terms of percentage or points.