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Delivery

During an executive review, a scrum master uses a burndown chart to show the team’s deliverables over time. The scrum master states that velocity rose from 27 to 35 during the last 3 sprints, but an executive asks for clarification about the significance of these metrics.

How should the scrum master respond?

  • A Project velocity should be stable over time.
  • B Moving velocity from 27 to 35 is a decrease in productivity.
  • C A burndown chart compares planned versus actual, not velocity.
  • D Velocity is iterative and will only be used for sprint numbers.
Explanation

A burndown chart shows planned work and the work remaining as time passes, helping a team monitor what it planned to do against actual progress. Velocity is a separate measure of delivery capacity across sprints; it is not what the burndown chart directly compares. Microsoft’s burndown guidance also notes that teams generally do not move at a fixed velocity.

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