Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) — Question 70

Steven is a Scrum Master for three Scrum Teams building the same product and working from the same Product Backlog. Management wants to standardize how velocity is calculated across all three teams in order to identify which teams are high performing and which teams need more support.
What would be the best two responses Steven could provide to management? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. There is no direct relationship between velocity and value.
• B. Standardizing velocity across teams is a good way to understand which teams are producing the most value.
• C. Providing incentives based on velocity can increase the Scrum Team's motivation to produce more value.
• D. Velocity is the amount of business functionality that a Scrum Team creates in a Sprint. It is unique to that team and used as an input to Sprint Planning.

Correct answer: A, D

Explanation

Option A is correct because velocity measures the amount of work completed by a team but does not directly correlate to the value delivered. Option D is also correct as it highlights that velocity is specific to each team and plays a role in their planning process. Options B and C are incorrect; standardizing velocity may mislead management about team performance and offering incentives can harm collaboration and quality.