# Ways to Decrease Performance: Velocity Tracking

DevFeed: [Ways to Decrease Performance: Velocity Tracking](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ways-to-decrease-performance-velocity-tracking-39954.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/ways-to-decrease-performance-velocity-tracking/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2023-07-15T06:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Agile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agile.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

Tags: [agile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agile.md>), [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [critical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical.md>), [measuring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/measuring.md>), [metrics-practices-ways-to-decrease-performance-developer-productivity-engineering-excellence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics-practices-ways-to-decrease-performance-developer-productivity-engineering-excellence.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/practices.md>), [story-points](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/story-points.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [velocity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/velocity.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article examines velocity tracking and estimation in Agile software teams. It explains how teams use story points, velocity trends, and burndown charts, then begins discussing how these practices can harm performance, including the limitations of human estimation.

## Source excerpt

Ways to Decrease Performance: Velocity Tracking This is the first article of my series, "Ways to Decrease Performance", which intends to trigger critical reflection on common "Agile" practices, that is, practices that I see many "agile" teams doing.