Scrum drag factor in v1 for sprint detailed time estimates

[jk83...@gmail.com]

Hi,
We are using v1 in scrum based projects. To get better estimates we
use ideal hours in our agile planning sessions. Ideal hours exclude
meetings etc. and only represent the working time needed to complete
agile tasks. A drag factor represents the relationship between e.g. an
8 hour day and an ideal day. For instance - a 2 week iteration has 10
days but applying a drag factor of 0.5 brings this down to 5 ideal
days. The detailed estimates of tasks in v1 are entered in ideal hours
for our projects. The drag factor may change over time and it might be
useful to configure it for each sprint.
How can I configure this drag factor in the scrum edition of v1 (8.3)?
I would like to enter the number of engineers available for a full
iteration, the number of planned vacation days of engineers for the
next iteration, the drag factor and let v1 calculate the max number of
ideal hours in this iteration.
Ideally I would also like to enter ad hoc vacation and sick days into
v1 and let v1 alert me of the number of hours we are short for the
iteration.
Thanks,
-J.

[Luanne]

8.3 has a feature in Release Planning that allows you to enter
Capacity for each Sprint (it is not automatically turned on so you
need to go to Admin --> Configuration -->System and check the box).
It is meant to be a very simple/easy way to indicate the overall
capacity that is availabe for the team members. The value you enter
in for each team member should be the result of them determining their
available taking into consideration holidays, vacation, training, etc.

This total capacity can then be used during Sprint Planning to
indicate how much the team can take on based on their availability.
Keep in mind the goal of Capacity Planning in VersionOne is meant to
be an easy/simple way to help teams plan each sprint.

-Luanne

On Jan 19, 10:09 am, "jk8364...@gmail.com" <jk8364...@gmail.com>
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