Velocity is a tool forinternal team improvement and forecasting, not external benchmarking. According to thePMI Agile Practice Guide (Section 5.4: Velocity and Estimation)andMike Griffiths' PMI-ACP Exam Prep Book (Chapter 3: Team Performance), tracking velocity over time helps teams assess theimpact of process changes, refine estimates, and validate theircontinuous improvement efforts. * Option Cis correct: it focuses onteam-level improvement. * Option Auses velocity inappropriately for performance review, which goes against agile principles. * Option Bpromotes unhealthy comparisons across teams. * Option Dis partially true, but stakeholder communication is secondary to internal use.