Scrum Velocity

Correct Answer: It indicates that the team might be overcommitting in Sprint planning.

The most probable scenario when a Scrum Team has consistently high velocity, yet fails to complete all stories in each sprint, is that the team might be overcommitting in Sprint planning. This means that they're trying to fit more work into the sprint than they can handle, which could be due to inconsistent estimates or failure to account for unpredicted tasks. The high velocity indicates that the team is working efficiently, so it's unlikely that the problem is a result of them not working hard enough. Furthermore, it doesn't necessarily indicate that the Scrum Master is ineffective at their job, since their responsibility isn't to control the team’s work but rather to aid the team in achieving higher productivity and overcoming challenges. Finally, resizing the team isn't necessarily the best solution, because adding more members to a team doesn’t guarantee that it will speed up development, due to the additional communication and coordination effort required.

Correct Answer: The team might be encountering more complex user stories that need more effort but have the same story points.

The most logical reason for a significant decrease in a team's velocity, given no changes in structure or project, is an increase in the complexity of user stories being worked on. Even if the story points remain the same, more complex stories require more time and effort to complete, reducing the team's velocity. The team becoming less efficient or slacking off, as suggested in other answers, are assumptions without any specific indicators mentioned in the given scenario. Similarly, stating that the Scrum Master may not be doing their job correctly is a direct accusation without any concrete evidence and is based entirely on speculation. Therefore, the best answer is that the team might be encountering more complex user stories that need more effort but have the same story points.

Correct Answer: No, velocity is a unique measurement for each team and it can not be compared between teams or projects.

The correct response to the scenario provided is 'No, velocity is a unique measurement for each team and it can not be compared between teams or projects.' The reason being, velocity in Scrum refers to the amount of work a team can handle during a single Sprint. It's a distinct metric that varies from team to team, project to project, and dependent on various factors including team size, individual skills, project complexity, and more. Comparing velocity across different teams or projects could lead to incorrect conclusions since their circumstances would inevitably different. The other answers- suggesting inefficiency, a change in methodology or replacing team members- may misinterpret the situation without a thorough examination of context and underlying issues affecting velocity.