Uses of Velocity
- Velocity helps teams in forecasting the continuous improvement that can be accomplished in future Sprints.
- Velocity also assists in planning the upcoming Sprint and setting realistic goals based on the story points accomplished in the previous Sprints.
- Velocity provides great insight into an Agile Scrum team’s work capacity and ability to complete the amount of work in future Sprints, which aids in better planning.
Story Points and Velocity in Scrum
Developing a software application or any product requires time and measuring the total time required to complete a specified amount of work requires some metrics. In Agile Scrum development methodology, there are two key metrics namely Story Point and Velocity, used to estimate a piece of work and measure the total amount of work completed in a Sprint.
Table of Content
- Story Points
- Common Methods of Story Points
- Velocity
- Steps in Calculating Velocity
- Uses of Velocity
- Relationship between Story Points and Velocity
- Advanced Techniques
- Conclusion
- FAQ’s
In this article let us discuss Story Points and Velocity in more detail.