Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) — Question 207

An adaptive team's velocity dropped significantly in the last sprint due to the planned vacation of two team members. The project sponsor wants to know how many more sprints it would take to complete the remaining project.

How should the project manager calculate the anticipated velocity for future sprints?

Answer options

• A. Add a 30% buffer to the velocity to calculate future velocity.
• B. Change the adaptive tool that the team is using to calculate velocity.
• C. Use the velocity of the last sprint, as it is the most recent one to share.
• D. Calculate the average of the past five sprints to predict future velocity.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because calculating the average of the past five sprints provides a more reliable estimate of the team's typical performance, smoothing out any anomalies like vacations. Option A introduces an arbitrary buffer that may not accurately reflect the team's capacity, B suggests a tool change that does not address the velocity issue directly, and C relies on a potentially skewed sprint data point that may not represent future performance accurately.