Which team delivered more value?

A Scrum Team (Lifeline) completed 80 story points of work in two weeks. Another Team (Pacemakers) completed 40 story points of work in one week.

Which team delivered more value?
A . Team Lifeline, since they finished more units of work.
B. Team Pacemakers since they finished the work sooner.
C. The amount of work completed is a measure of effort, not the delivered value.
D. Team Lifeline and Team Pacemakers delivered equal value.

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Answer: C

Explanation:

The value of the work is measured by the value experienced by the customer. Velocity is a measure of the amount of work that a team can do. This is not the same as measuring the value or impact of this work.

A team can have a high velocity however the increment can result into less or no value for the customer and on the other hand another team can make a small tweak to the product (less work) which could produce high value for the customer.