Story Points sums the story points on items the team or member completed during the period. It's the relative-effort measure many teams use as a proxy for capacity.
What it measures
Total story points (typically a Fibonacci-style abstract effort scale) on completed items in the period.
How Leanmote calculates it
story_points = sum(story_points(i)) for items completed in period
Pulled from the story-points field on each item in your planning tool (Jira's Story Points custom field by default).
Items without points contribute zero.
How to interpret it
Useful only if your team's points are calibrated. Comparing point totals across teams is rarely meaningful.
Stable Story Points over many sprints is a sign of healthy capacity planning.
Volatile Story Points usually indicates inconsistent estimation — re-train or simplify the scale.
What to do about it
Don't use Story Points to compare individual contributions. Mixed item difficulty makes that unfair.
Use the team's running average as a planning input; treat point velocity as a forecast, not a commitment.
Related metrics
Throughput
Sprint Efficiency
Estimated Hours