sprint-planner

Facilitate agile sprint planning with capacity and effort estimation.

2|1|Updated Feb 27, 2026

Search Tags:#agile #sprint planning #story points #velocity #capacity planning #backlog grooming

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npx skills add https://github.com/Kaakati/sdh-claude-skills --skill sprint-planner-kaakati

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Skill: sprint-planner
Source: https://github.com/Kaakati/sdh-claude-skills/tree/main/.claude/skills/sprint-planner
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Kaakati/sdh-claude-skills --skill sprint-planner-kaakati

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the complex process of sprint planning, ensuring teams commit to achievable goals based on accurate capacity and effort estimations.

Core Features & Use Cases

Capacity Planning: Calculates team availability considering holidays, PTO, and meetings.
Backlog Grooming: Provides a checklist to ensure stories are "Definition of Ready" compliant.
Effort Estimation: Guides the team in assigning story points using a relative estimation approach.
Sprint Commitment: Helps define a clear sprint goal and a prioritized backlog within team capacity.

Quick Start

Use the sprint-planner skill to help plan the next sprint by reviewing capacity and grooming the backlog.

Frequently Asked Questions about sprint-planner

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I plan agile sprints based on team capacity and story points?▼

Sprint planning calculates team capacity by factoring in holidays, PTO, and meetings, then guides effort estimation using story points to ensure sprint commitments match actual availability.

What is the best way to estimate effort for backlog grooming?▼

Effort estimation during backlog grooming uses a relative estimation approach, assigning story points via a modified Fibonacci sequence to help teams size work consistently before sprint commitment.

How does capacity planning account for PTO and meetings during sprint planning?▼

Capacity planning calculates team availability by subtracting time lost to holidays, PTO, and meetings, ensuring the sprint commitment accurately reflects the true working hours remaining.

How do I map epics to release timelines using sprint velocity?▼

Release planning maps sprints to release timelines by tracking velocity trends and identifying epic progress, allowing teams to forecast iterative delivery dates accurately.

What makes a user story ready for sprint planning and backlog grooming?▼

A user story is ready for sprint planning when it passes a Definition of Ready checklist, ensuring backlog grooming has refined the story sufficiently for accurate effort estimation.

Can I track velocity trends across multiple sprints for release planning?▼

Tracking velocity trends across multiple sprints enables accurate release planning, mapping iterative sprint progress to release timelines and identifying epic completion rates.