Velocity is a crucial topic as per PMI-ACP exam framework. It is important to understand what is velocity, how is it measured, and why do we need it in the first place. The webinar covers all the major issues concerned with velocity. It talks about how velocity affects the project performance and why velocity is not to be the parameter to judge the performance of individuals or the team. Visit our Website www.izenbridge.com to know about upcoming PMI-ACP training in your city.

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Product
Backlog Item
Story Point Review Status
A 1 Accepted
B 2 Accepted
C 3 Accepted
D 3 Not Accepted
E 5 Accepted
Velocity is The sum of the sizes of all
the completed product backlog items
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It Measures
output not
outcome

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Why do we need it?Why do we need it?

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1. How many features
/stories will be
completed?
2. When will we be done?
3. How much will this cost?

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Express as a range
(example 25 to 30 Story
Points)

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How to Estimate Velocity?How to Estimate Velocity?

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Use Historic
Value
Run an
Iteration
Make
Forecast

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•The team performs sprint planning
on one of two iterations
•Identify Capacity hours and estimate
ideal hours for stories
•Take the actual velocity as it becomes
available

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Velocity is specific to a team and
cannot be compared unless the teams
use story points with the same
meaning

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•Getting training
•Changing team composition
•Pay Technical debts
•Automation

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Using as Performance metric
in an attempt to judge team
productivity.

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•Point inflation
•Cut corners to get more
“done”, result in High
Technical debt
•Playing with the definition
of Done

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•Velocity is an Empirical Observation
•Do not compare velocity of two teams
•Only done stories are counted
•Velocity is measured in term of size, story points or
ideal days
•We should correct the forecasted velocity with actual
velocity.

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QuizQuiz

24. A. It increases the velocity in
short term followed by
decline in velocity
B. It decreases the velocity
C. It has positive impacts on
velocity
D. Overtime does not impact
the velocity
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61%
5%
4%
30%
Votes
A
B
C
D

25. A. Velocity represents the
productivity of
programmers
B. Velocity is an outcome
metrics, it measures the
value of work completed
each sprint
C. Velocity is the amount
of work completed each
sprint
D. Velocity is the amount
of hours spend in the
sprint
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0%
32%
66%
2%
Votes
A
B
C
D

26. A. Use as a planning tool
to calculate release
timelines
B. Use as a team
diagnostic metric, to
identify improvement
areas
C. Use as a performance
metric to judge team
productivity.
D. Use to determine teams'
capacity to commit to
work during the
upcoming sprint
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11%
16%
66%
7%
Votes
A
B
C
D

27. A. Size
B. Velocity
C. Acceptance Test cases
D. Size and Velocity
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2%
21% 0%
77%
Votes
A
B
C
D

28. A. Use historical values
B. Run an iteration
C. Make a forecast
D. Identify the project
duration and story points
and derive velocity based
on these inputs
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18%
4%
25%
53%
Votes
A
B
C
D

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3 - 4 Aug 2013Online
Training
Delhi
PMI-ACP
Simulation
Test
Classroom
Training
Hyderabad
Bangalore
29 -30 June
20 - 21 July

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