Steps in Calculating Velocity
- Define the Unit of Measurement: Velocity is generally calculated in Story Points. Story Points can be measured by different types such as T-Shirt Sizing, Fibonacci Sequence, and so on. Identify the right type and use it to measure story points.
- Start a Sprint: Velocity is calculated based on a Sprint and Sprint duration. So, a Sprint is the starting point for Velocity with the Story Points assigned to user stories in a Sprint
- Work on User Stories: The development team works on user stories assigned to a Sprint and as the user stories are completed the Story Points associated with each user story contribute towards the total Velocity.
- End of Sprint: At the end of the Sprint the user stories completed in this Sprint are verified for ‘Done’ status and the Story Points are summed up for the completed items.
- Calculate Velocity: Velocity is calculated based on the total number of story points completed during the Sprint. This total is considered the team’s Velocity for the specific Sprint.
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.
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