AA73 - Should Velocity Always Be Increasing, Forever?

Is Velocity a number that should go up and up, forever? What does it mean when Velocity goes down? On this episode, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Agile Coach Om Patel talk about the ups and downs (pun intended) of Velocity. 0:00 Topic Intro 0:43 Should Velocity Perpetually Rise? 3:03 Let's Argue About: Metrics 7:27 Sustainability and Circling the Drain Faster 12:32 Seeking Justification 15:55 Decreasing Team Size to Speed Up 20:52 Reasons to Increase Velocity 25:42 Standardiza...