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Software sprint capacity stacked bar graph

This stacked bar graph shows how Orbit team's planned story-point capacity is divided across features, bugs and platform work in four sprints. The full height of each bar is the total commitment, while the segments reveal what type of work consumes it. That makes it easier to spot a sprint that appears full but is dominated by maintenance, or a sprint with too little capacity reserved for reliability work. Story points are team-specific estimates, so compare them across this stable team rather than treating them as hours. Use the graph during planning and retrospectives to make trade-offs visible. It gives teams a concrete starting point for reviewing assumptions, data quality and next steps together.

Type echarts-barEngine echarts-barUpdated 9/24/2026
Orbit team: sprint capacity by work type
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The request

“Create a stacked bar graph for Orbit team sprint capacity in Sprints 21 to 24, stacking features at 26, 24, 30 and 22 story points, bugs at 8, 10, 7 and 9, and platform work at 6, 8, 5 and 10.”

Then tryAdd a fourth stack for discovery work.Change Sprint 24 feature capacity to 26 story points.
What is in this drawing

Read the decisions behind it.

01Show totals

Stack work types to see committed capacity.

02Protect maintenance

Keep bugs and platform work visible.

03Compare periods

Review changes across sprints.

Use when category totals and their composition both matter.

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FAQ

Common questions

What does each stacked segment represent?

It represents the contribution of one work type to the sprint's total planned capacity.

Why stack instead of group bars?

Stacking makes the total capacity and its mix visible in one bar.

Can story points be compared across teams?

Usually not directly; they are relative estimates calibrated within a team.