At the end of first iteration, the team finishes User Stories A, Band 50% of C. What is the team velocity?

The correct answer is B. 9. In Agile, velocity only counts User Stories that are fully 'Done' according to the Definition of Done. Partially completed work (50% of Story C) does not count toward velocity because it has not met the exit criteria and delivers no confirmed value. Therefore, only Stories A…

Submitted by kavita_s· Apr 18, 2026Adaptive Planning

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Options

A11.5
B9
C14
D16

How the community answered

(55 responses)

A
9% (5)
B
84% (46)
C
2% (1)
D
5% (3)

Explanation

In Agile, velocity only counts User Stories that are fully 'Done' according to the Definition of Done. Partially completed work (50% of Story C) does not count toward velocity because it has not met the exit criteria and delivers no confirmed value. Therefore, only Stories A and B are counted, which together total 9 story points. The 11.5 option would result from incorrectly counting half of Story C's points (e.g., if C = 5 points, then 9 + 2.5 = 11.5), but partial credit is not recognized in velocity calculations.

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#Velocity calculation#Iteration completion#Story Points#Definition of Done

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