PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Practice Exam

What does consistent Sprint duration allow teams to measure effectively?

1. Overall project cost

2. Team morale

3. Team velocity

4. Stakeholder satisfaction

The correct answer is: Team velocity

Consistent Sprint duration is crucial for effectively measuring team velocity. Velocity is defined as the amount of work a team can complete in a given time frame, typically measured in story points, ideal days, or other units of measure relevant to the team's workload. When Sprints are of a fixed and consistent length, such as two weeks, the team can more reliably track and predict the amount of work they are able to complete per Sprint. Over time, this helps in identifying trends, understanding capacity, and forecasting future performance based on previous Sprints. This consistency eliminates the variable of differing Sprint lengths, allowing for better comparison and analysis of work completed. By analyzing velocity, teams can make informed decisions regarding scope adjustments, planning future Sprints, and improving performance through retrospectives. The other options, while important aspects to monitor in Agile environments, are not directly measured in the same quantitative way that team velocity is. For example, project costs can be influenced by numerous factors beyond just sprint performance, team morale and stakeholder satisfaction are often gauged through other qualitative measures rather than specific data points derived from consistent Sprint durations.