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CAPM Practice: Determine how to plan project iterations

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An adaptive team has been working for 3 months and their velocity is stable at 40 story points per sprint (2-week sprints). The product owner wants to know if they can add 5 new team members to double velocity and halve delivery time. What is the MOST accurate advice?
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Correct answer: Adding 5 team members will likely temporarily decrease velocity as new members onboard, learn the codebase, and disrupt established team dynamics; eventual velocity may increase but the 'double velocity immediately' expectation is unrealistic

Explanation

This is Brooks' Law in action: 'Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.' Adding 5 people to a 5-person team will initially hurt velocity: onboarding time, communication overhead (new communication paths = N(N-1)/2), knowledge transfer, and process disruption. Eventually the expanded team may reach higher velocity — but not immediately, and not necessarily double the original velocity. The PM should educate the PO on realistic expectations.

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This question covers Determine how to plan project iterations under Determine how to plan project iterations (Agile Frameworks/Methodologies).

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