PI capacity, calculated with leave and public holidays
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In short. A person's capacity on a project = (working days − leave) × allocation rate, to the nearest hundredth of a day. Working days are Monday to Friday minus the public holidays of the person's country. The remaining time to log is capacity minus the time already entered: Capalane calculates it for every week, every PI and every project.
Recalculating capacity by hand means missing an Ascension Thursday, leave booked the day before or a part-time rate. Capalane applies the same formula everywhere, using data the team already keeps up to date.
The formula, applied everywhere
capacity = (working days − leave) × allocation rate
remaining to log = capacity − time logged- Working days: Monday to Friday, minus the public holidays of the person's country.
- Leave: full days and half-days set in the Leave screen.
- Allocation rate: the share of the person reserved for the project (from 1 to 100%).
The right country's public holidays
Each person is attached to a country. The calendars for France and Tunisia are provided; a team split across both countries sees each capacity calculated with its own public holidays, with no lookup table.
Leave set in one click
The Leave screen shows the month, with one row per person. One click sets a full day, a second sets a half-day, a third clears it. Leave never falls on a weekend or a public holiday, and saving is immediate: the capacity of all the person's projects updates.
By PI, from planning to actuals
For a SAFe PI (Program Increment), the calculated capacity feeds PI planning and then tracking: operational tracking compares, by PI, by role and by country, the capacity, time logged, rate and delay. Incomplete weeks and rates above 100% stand out in colour.
For the full method: calculate the capacity of a SAFe PI and track it through to actuals.
Frequently asked questions
Which public holidays are taken into account?
Those of the person's country. The calendars for France and Tunisia are pre-filled; public holidays are then managed in the organisation settings.
How is leave entered?
In the Leave screen, with one row per person and one box per day: one click sets a full day, a second sets a half-day, a third clears it. Leave cannot fall on a weekend or a public holiday.
Is part-time work supported?
Yes, through the allocation rate: a person at 50% on a project counts for only half of their working days there.
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Capalane calculates capacity with public holidays and leave, collects time in a grid that types like Excel and produces reports by project, by PI and by person.
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