A project team's manager is responsible for delivering a specific initiative for the organization. They are preparing for a monthly meeting where the manager will present on the current state of this initiative. The agile project lead sends the manager the following email with the current initiative status (see Exhibit A).
How many sprints will be needed to complete the entire backlog?
Normal sprint velocity: 5 story points per sprint
Reduced velocity for sprints 4-6: 4 story points per sprint
First 3 sprints: 5 points per sprint → 5 × 3 = 15 story points completed
Sprints 4-6: 4 points per sprint → 4 × 3 = 12 story points completed
Remaining story points after sprint 6: 72 - (15 + 12) = 45 story points
Remaining sprints needed at normal velocity (5 story points per sprint): 45 ÷ 5 = 9 sprints
Sprints 1-6: Already planned.
Additional 9 sprints needed.
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