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Continuing with the high school physics formulae, I turned my attention from the average velocity formula<\/a> to the final velocity and acceleration formula.<\/p>\n

I experimented the acceleration formula on the Agile project<\/strong> I was working on at the time: the sample project. I applied the acceleration formula on the sample project. The application of the acceleration formula on the sample project\u2014and agile context–helped my team during the IPM* (Iteration Planning Meeting). The details follow in this blog entry.<\/p>\n

* for Scrum teams: Iteration = Sprint (usually one or two weeks) & Iteration Planing Meeting = Sprint Planning<\/p>\n

Team acceleration<\/h2>\n

From the physics high school formula explanation:<\/p>\n

\u201cFinal Velocity and acceleration: the final velocity V of an object which starts with velocity u and then accelerates at constant acceleration a for a period of time (t) is V = u + a.t”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And while relating physics high school formulae to the Agile development practices, I came up with the following parallel:<\/p>\n

Final Velocity and acceleration (for Agile): the final velocity V of an team which starts with velocity u and then accelerates at constant acceleration a for a sequence of iterations (i) is V = u + a.i<\/p>\n

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Team acceleration is the change rate in the team velocity. Team acceleration is especially useful for the calculation of expected velocities for teams in early stages, helping them analyze and predict velocity variations.<\/p>\n

In Agile terms, the final velocity and acceleration formula reads as:<\/p>\n

V = u + a.i, where:<\/p>\n