Accelerate

Accelerate

The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

Forsgren PhD, Jez Humble, Gene Kim

At the end of an iteration, the total number of points signed off by the customer is recorded—this is the team’s velocity. Velocity is designed to be used as a capacity planning tool; for example, it can be used to extrapolate how long it will take the team to complete all the work that has been planned and estimated.
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