How to Use Sprint Velocity Cards in ClickUp

Sprint Velocity cards in ClickUp help Scrum teams understand how much work they complete each sprint so they can plan future sprints more accurately. This guide walks you through what Velocity cards show, how to read them, and how to use them to improve your Agile workflow.

Sprint Velocity cards are part of the Sprints ClickApp, and appear on your Sprint Folder when sprints are enabled. They provide a quick visual summary of your team’s past performance and a forecast for work you can reasonably complete in upcoming sprints.

What Sprint Velocity Cards in ClickUp Show

Sprint Velocity cards in ClickUp display how much work was finished in your last five completed sprints. This is visualized as a bar chart so you can quickly see trends, such as increasing or decreasing output over time.

The cards also include an average Velocity value calculated from those completed sprints. This average is then used to estimate how much work you can include in future sprints.

• One card is based on story points completed per sprint.
• Another card is based on tasks completed per sprint.

Each card is clickable and will take you to more detailed sprint reporting views, where you can examine trends and underlying data for your sprint performance.

Requirements to Use Sprint Velocity in ClickUp

Before Sprint Velocity cards appear in ClickUp, you need to enable the Sprints ClickApp in your Workspace and set up a Sprint Folder. Velocity cards only show data for sprints created using this feature.

Velocity cards consider only completed sprints. Draft or active sprints are not used to calculate average Velocity. This ensures that the metrics reflect finished work and are not skewed by in-progress tasks.

Types of Sprint Velocity Cards in ClickUp

ClickUp offers two dedicated Sprint Velocity cards so you can interpret work completed in different ways:

ClickUp Story Points Velocity Card

The Story Points Sprint Velocity card in ClickUp focuses on effort estimates expressed as story points. It shows how many story points your team completes per sprint.

• Bar chart: Each bar represents story points completed in one of the last five completed sprints.
• Average line: A line indicates the average story points completed across those sprints.
• Forecast: The average is used to estimate how many story points you can plan for future sprints.

This card is especially useful if your team consistently estimates work using story points and wants to improve forecasting accuracy based on effort, not just task count.

ClickUp Tasks Completed Velocity Card

The Tasks Completed Sprint Velocity card in ClickUp tracks how many tasks are finished each sprint. This is helpful when your team cares about throughput measured by task volume.

• Bar chart: Each bar represents the number of tasks completed in the last five closed sprints.
• Average line: A line shows the average number of tasks completed.
• Forecast: The average is used to predict how many tasks you can reasonably commit to in upcoming sprints.

Using both the story points and tasks Velocity cards in ClickUp gives you a balanced view of effort versus throughput.

How ClickUp Calculates Sprint Velocity

Velocity in ClickUp is a simple average based on data from your previous completed sprints. Only the last five completed sprints are factored into the calculation.

For each Velocity card:

• Story Points card: Adds up all story points completed in each of the last five completed sprints and divides by five.
• Tasks Completed card: Adds up all tasks completed in each of the last five completed sprints and divides by five.

ClickUp then uses this average to forecast how much work your team can take on, assuming similar conditions to the previous sprints.

How to View Sprint Velocity Cards in ClickUp

To see Sprint Velocity cards in ClickUp, open the Sprint Folder that contains your sprints.

1. Go to the Space and Folder where your Scrum sprints are located.

2. Open the dedicated Sprint Folder that was created when you set up the Sprints ClickApp.

3. At the top of the Sprint Folder, look for the Sprint Velocity cards showing completed work in the last five sprints.

From here, you can hover over individual bars to see exact values for each sprint and click into additional sprint reporting views.

How to Use Sprint Velocity Cards in ClickUp for Planning

Sprint Velocity cards in ClickUp are most valuable when you use them actively in your planning and review rituals. Here is a practical approach:

1. Review Velocity During Sprint Planning in ClickUp

Before committing to new sprint goals, look at the average Velocity shown on the cards.

• Compare the total story points you are about to add with the average story points Velocity.
• Compare the number of tasks you plan to include with your average tasks Velocity.
• Aim to keep your commitments within those historical ranges.

This helps prevent overcommitting and supports more predictable delivery.

2. Analyze Trends After Each Sprint

After you complete each sprint, revisit the Velocity cards in ClickUp to understand how the team is evolving.

• Rising Velocity: May indicate increased capacity or improved processes.
• Falling Velocity: Might signal blockers, scope creep, or underestimation.
• Highly variable Velocity: Often suggests inconsistent estimation or major context changes between sprints.

Use these observations in your sprint retrospective to decide what to change next.

3. Refine Estimation Practices

If your Velocity charts in ClickUp fluctuate dramatically, review how your team estimates work.

• Align on a shared definition of story points.
• Use relative estimation, such as planning poker.
• Regularly calibrate estimates by comparing planned versus completed work.

More consistent estimation leads to more reliable Velocity, which improves planning accuracy over time.

Limitations of Sprint Velocity Cards in ClickUp

When interpreting Velocity in ClickUp, keep a few limitations in mind:

• Velocity does not measure individual performance; it is a team-level metric.
• Changes in team size or scope can affect Velocity from sprint to sprint.
• Only completed sprints count, so early in a project you may have limited data.
• Velocity should not be used as a target to “hit” at all costs; instead, use it as a planning and forecasting guide.

Understanding these limitations helps you use Sprint Velocity cards for informed decision making rather than as rigid performance metrics.

Additional Resources for ClickUp Sprints

To explore the official documentation for Sprint Velocity cards in ClickUp, visit the original help center article at this ClickUp support page. It provides the core definitions and visuals used to explain Velocity.

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By regularly reviewing Sprint Velocity cards in ClickUp, your team can better understand its capacity, create realistic sprint plans, and track improvement over time.

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