A team's velocity for the last four sprints was 30, 32, 31, and 29 story points. In the upcoming sprint, one developer will be on vacation for half the sprint. What is the most appropriate planning approach?

Commit to 25 points, a slight reduction from the average to account for the vacation.

Commit to 20 points, a large reduction to be safe.

Commit to 35 points, assuming the team can compensate for the vacation.

Commit to 30 points, the average of the last four sprints.

How should a team use historical velocity data when planning an upcoming sprint?

As a way to determine the exact number of story points for each story

As a forecast of the amount of work the team can likely commit to

As a strict limit that cannot be exceeded

As a measure of individual performance to assign tasks

Why is it valuable to track velocity across multiple sprints?

To observe trends and variations in the team's capacity over time

To compare the performance of different teams and rank them

To determine the exact number of story points the team will complete in the next sprint

To measure the productivity of individual team members

Which of the following best describes the unit of measure for velocity in an Agile team?

Number of tasks moved to 'Done' in a sprint

Story points or other consistent units of effort

Hours worked by each team member

Percentage of sprint goals achieved

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11application · easy
A team completed 40 story points in a sprint, but 10 of those points were for stories that were not fully done according to the Definition of Done. What is the team's velocity for that sprint?
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12application · medium
A team's velocity for the last four sprints was 30, 32, 31, and 29 story points. In the upcoming sprint, one developer will be on vacation for half the sprint. What is the most appropriate planning approach?
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13foundation · easy
How should a team use historical velocity data when planning an upcoming sprint?
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14foundation · easy
Why is it valuable to track velocity across multiple sprints?
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15foundation · easy
Which of the following best describes the unit of measure for velocity in an Agile team?
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