| Friends to the Rescue |
Just then, Aidan and Owen appear, along with a couple of their respective team members.
“Patrick suggested we come over to see how we can help,” says Aidan.
Ben explains the situation. Aidan and the new arrivals listen attentively. The two groups then exchange a few questions and answers.
“I know it’s sometimes seen as bad practice to compare sprint velocities between teams, Jim,” says Aidan. “But we know from experience that one story point roughly equates to the same amount of effort and complexity among our three teams.”
“I consider it bad practice only if velocity comparison is used to make teams compete against one another,” you reply. “It’s common for effective teams working on the same codebase to come to ...
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