Sprints go wrong when the goal is a list of tickets and the commitment ignores leave, on-call load and the team's real average velocity. This template keeps planning to a few pages: the sprint goal with key dates and a calendar, a checklist of committed and stretch items with owners and due dates, risks and dependencies, and the definition of done.

The sample follows a seven-person Glenmoor Cloud team in sprint 14: 55 available days at a 0.65 focus factor gives 36 points, a 3-sprint average of 37, and a commitment of 31 points (84%) with 5 points of stretch. Replace the dates and goal, enter each person's available days and move anything above 90% of average velocity to stretch.