An adaptive team schedules 20 story points in the upcoming sprint. Historically, the team completes 25 story points on average per sprint. Each sprint is two weeks, and there is one day of float…

The correct answer is D. 0-25%. This question as written contains an apparent error - if the team's historical velocity is 25 story points per sprint and they only schedule 20, the probability of completing all 20 would logically be very high (75–100%), not 0–25%. The correct answer of D (0–25%) makes sense…

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Question

An adaptive team schedules 20 story points in the upcoming sprint. Historically, the team completes 25 story points on average per sprint. Each sprint is two weeks, and there is one day of float. What is the likelihood the team will complete all 20 story points in the upcoming sprint?

Options

A50-75%
B25-50%
C75-100%
D0-25%

How the community answered

(52 responses)

A
23% (12)
B
4% (2)
C
10% (5)
D
63% (33)

Explanation

This question as written contains an apparent error - if the team's historical velocity is 25 story points per sprint and they only schedule 20, the probability of completing all 20 would logically be very high (75–100%), not 0–25%. The correct answer of D (0–25%) makes sense only when the numbers are reversed: a team that historically completes 20 story points but schedules 25 would be unlikely to finish all of them. The intended lesson is that scheduling work beyond established team velocity dramatically reduces the likelihood of completing the full sprint commitment. The one day of float is insufficient to compensate for a persistent velocity gap.

Topics

#Agile Metrics#Team Velocity#Sprint Planning#Risk Management

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