A Scrum team has been averaging 40 story points per sprint. During release planning, they need to deliver 200 story points of features. Assuming 5% velocity degradation after each sprint due to technical debt, which is the BEST estimate for number of sprints needed?

Question

Project Management (PMP) — Hard

A Scrum team has been averaging 40 story points per sprint. During release planning, they need to deliver 200 story points of features. Assuming 5% velocity degradation after each sprint due to technical debt, which is the BEST estimate for number of sprints needed?

Accepted Answer

To estimate the number of sprints needed, calculate the team's velocity degradation after each sprint. With 5% degradation, the team's velocity decreases, requiring more sprints to deliver 200 story points. The correct answer, 6 sprints, accounts for this degradation. Other options underestimate or overestimate the team's velocity.