In SAFe, establishing velocity is used to determine what during sprint planning?

• A. How much work the team can commit to
• B. The length of the release cycle
• C. The number of stakeholders involved
• D. The type of backlog items to include

Answer: (C)

Velocity is the amount of work a team can complete in a sprint, usually measured in story points. In sprint planning, this helps determine how many backlog items the team can commit to delivering in the upcoming iteration, setting a realistic, achievable scope based on the team’s historical throughput. It’s a measure of capacity, not the release cycle length, the number of stakeholders, or the types of backlog items to include. Release cadence and PI planning guide overall timing, stakeholder governance is separate, and item type decisions come from prioritization and architecture needs, not velocity.