SAFE-SP · Question #2
The Scrum Master wants to establish a team's initial velocity. A team has two testers, three developers, one full-time Scrum Master, and a Product Owner split between two teams. What is their…
The correct answer is A. 40. Option A (40) is correct because normalized velocity is calculated by multiplying the number of delivery team members by 8 story points each - the standard baseline per member per sprint. The delivery team consists of 2 testers + 3 developers = 5 members, and 5 × 8 = 40. Why…
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The Scrum Master wants to establish a team's initial velocity. A team has two testers, three developers, one full-time Scrum Master, and a Product Owner split between two teams. What is their normalized velocity before calculating for time off?
Options
- A40
- B32
- C48
- D52
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A86% (18)
- B10% (2)
- C5% (1)
Explanation
Option A (40) is correct because normalized velocity is calculated by multiplying the number of delivery team members by 8 story points each - the standard baseline per member per sprint. The delivery team consists of 2 testers + 3 developers = 5 members, and 5 × 8 = 40.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- B (32) results from incorrectly counting only 4 members (e.g., developers + SM), excluding the testers from the delivery team.
- C (48) comes from wrongly including the full-time Scrum Master as a delivery member: 6 × 8 = 48. The SM is a facilitator, not a developer.
- D (52) adds the 0.5 Product Owner on top of that mistake: 6.5 × 8 = 52. The PO directs the work but isn't counted in delivery velocity.
Memory tip: Use "SM facilitates, PO directs, neither delivers" - only testers and developers contribute to velocity. If the PO is split across teams, treat them as 0 for this calculation; if the SM is full-time, they still don't count.
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