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Velocity of the Sprints

Mudassir IqbalAgile & ScrumComments are off for this post

In Agile project management, velocity is a metric that measures the amount of work a team completes during a sprint (a set time period). It is typically calculated in terms of story points, which are units of measure used to estimate the effort required to complete a user story or task.

Key Points about Velocity:

  1. Measure of Productivity: Velocity shows how much work the team can handle in a sprint, helping to predict future performance.
  2. Historical Data: It is based on the team’s past performance and helps in planning future sprints by providing a realistic estimate of what can be accomplished.
  3. Sprint Planning: Teams use velocity to determine how many user stories or tasks they can commit to in the next sprint.
  4. Adaptability: Velocity can vary from sprint to sprint due to changes in team composition, work complexity, or unforeseen issues.

Example:

If a team completes 50 story points in Sprint 1, 45 in Sprint 2, and 55 in Sprint 3, the average velocity would be (50 + 45 + 55) / 3 = 50 story points per sprint. This average helps in planning the workload for upcoming sprints.

  • Sprints: Sprint 1, Sprint 2, Sprint 3
  • Story Points Completed: 50, 45, 55

The blue bars represent the number of story points completed in each sprint. The red dashed line indicates the average velocity, which is 50 story points per sprint.

This chart helps visualize how much work the team completed in each sprint and what their average productivity is.

Mudassir Iqbal

I am the founder of Know Your Project (KYP) IT Consulting and Training Company. We are based in Pakistan but work extensively with middle-market businesses directly in the European, Middle East and South Asia Regions, as well as through partnerships with multinational companies like yours. I have personally delivered several digital change projects across many sectors globally - including construction, technology, finance, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, telecommunication. My areas of expertise are concerned with Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), IT Governance and Assurance, PMO Setup, and Business and IT Agility. I also have substantial experience strategizing ERP implementations and have been working with Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and Odoo for the best part of my professional life. Both nationally and internationally, I’m also providing in-depth, high-caliber executive development and training in various fields, covering topics such as project planning, project management, leading teams, cultural change. I’m a passionate writer and speaker on the topics of Digital Transformation, CIO, ERP and Project Management.