Public Agile

Glossary term

Velocity

It is common for Scrum teams to employ a number that expresses the total volume of work they have completed during an iteration (Sprint), where those completed work items all satisfy the work-item-specific Acceptance Criteria, along with a global Definition of Done. A Sprint is a recurring event, and through the repetition of a set of other events, Scrum teams complete work that is of value to a customer. Velocity is most often measured as the sum total of the abstract relative sizing units of the work items (story points).

Related Subjects

Acceptance Criteria Definition of Done

Acknowledgements

Authored by Philip Rogers

Adapted by Karl Smith

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