That's NOT how you measure velocity

"Velocity is such a loaded topic in the Agile community. I've talked about velocity in videos and blog posts.
This time I want to come back to this topic once again, and remind everyone that velocity is a made-up number. It literally doesn't mean anything outside of a single Scrum team.
""But, Daria, what do you mean velocity is made-up? Isn't it one of the most used agile practices? How else do you measure Scrum team's productivity?""
Watch my latest video to learn how to properly use velocity (because it can be a very useful practice) and how definitely NOT to use it (and how, most likely, a lot of companies use it).
And how do use velocity? Share in the comments.
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[@user-qj8nj2mg6g]

Indeed very insightful! In my team our velocity floats alot and always seems that we are not delivering as much based on velocity. Thanks for the video!

[@tariqniazi1331]

Thanks Daria. Very useful.

[@alebigna]

Very useful. Thanks

[@mastanshaik3381]

Many thanks for this video

[@ScrumMastered]

You are welcome

[@sudakshinaghosh6342]

I need guidance on what to do with story point for spillover tasks . Should it be reduced? Can you please make a video on that?

[@ScrumMastered]

I have a video about carry over: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2OplaOMfsSgb7M

[@QuyenNguyen-xs7oc]

Very insightful! Thank you! What you said about the wrong way of using velocity #s at the end of the video is such a great point! My company is wanting to run a velocity per developer 😵‍💫

[@ScrumMastered]

Sometimes metrics are used in all of the wrong ways. We should be the gatekeepers for it if needed. I worked with one Team Lead who wanted to calculate how many lines of code each developer was making to track performance... 🤦‍♀️ And it was an experienced developer. Even I know that it's a vanity metric (and I've never been a dev)

[@rakeshsingh0212]

Good explanation 🙏👍

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you!

[@BlondeAudioDesign]

Do you offer a CSM certified live class by any chance? (or other certifications)

[@ScrumMastered]

Hi Aaron, I offer Scrum.org classes, the Professional Scrum Master that allow you to pass the PSM I certification - it is recognized alongside CSM.

[@kennethpeace]

Thanks for the video. But the example of commute time seemed closer to man effort than story points. So why use story points when effort can accomplish the same?

[@ScrumMastered]

Thanks for sharing. I'm not sure I see how commute time is closer to man effort?

[@kennethpeace]

@@ScrumMastered perhaps I was thinking that commute takes time and effort as well as that effort is on absolute basis and story point is relative.

[@ScrumMastered]

Oh, ok, I can see it now. When I use this metaphor I'm trying to put more focus on the unpredictability of commute time and the fact that "improving commute time" as a performance metric makes no sense. But yes, it is still related to time.

[@kennethpeace]

@@ScrumMastered Thanks for your reply and clarification. I learned much from your videos. Thanks again. 🙂

[@rakeshsingh0212]

I m still confused capacity planning we do in efforts (hrs)...and doing estimation in story points...one is absolute and other is relative... please explain 🎉

[@cutflow2]

What happened to your latest live session

[@ScrumMastered]

It's right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3Onh6SNrqdnaac - I hosted it on Friday instead of a Wednesday because of my class schedule.