How to Analyze the Impact of Velocity on Your Release Date

It's possible to model the impact of a higher or lower average future velocity on release dates. In other words, if there is a need for a plan, you can make the entire plan using the following approach: dependent variables - incremental release dates, and independent variable - hypothetical velocity. And then look at what happens to the release dates as you vary velocity. In this article we run through the following: Pull Out the Scope Sizes from Jira, Create a Key Assumptions Section, Fill Out the Remaining Formulas to Estimate Your Release Date, Rinse and Repeat for Remaining Versions on Your Backlog, and Kick Up the What if Analysis Using Excel's Scenario Planner.