Agile & TeamworkIntermediate
Velocity
Pronunciationvuh-LOSS-ih-tee
Definition
Velocity is a metric that measures the total amount of work, usually expressed in story points, that a team completes during a single sprint. It helps teams predict how much work they can realistically handle in future iterations.
Where you hear it
During sprint planning meetings, retrospective sessions, or when discussing team capacity with stakeholders.
Examples
Our team's average velocity is thirty points per sprint.
We need to adjust our scope because our velocity has decreased.
Common mistake
Using velocity as a performance metric to compare different teams against each other, which ignores the fact that story points are subjective and unique to each team's estimation process.
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