¶69 Specialized Velocities

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A department store has different areas for different departments, with each department serving its own market. Each department has its own team that works at its own pace, independent of the pace in other departments.

...your product has grown to multiple teams, and some teams have developed along lines of specialization. The ¶11 Product Owner wants to maintain one velocity for the ¶54 Product Backlog.

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It is difficult and wasteful for a team to estimate ¶55 Product Backlog Items (PBI) outside its line of specialization. ...

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