Agile Velocity

The agile development process is all about early and often feedback. One aspect of feedback is how is the team doing... Are we accurate in our estimates? Are we consistent in our velocity? As velocity varies, what is it telling me?

This session will focus on the art of estimating project stories and look at several techniques of assigning "points" to stories. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various approaches of point assignment. Regardless of the point system, the end result at the end of the iteration is a number... velocity. We will look at the value of velocity and contrast that with other feedback loops with the agile process.