What does all of this mean? It means you’re not fully understanding how to properly apply these methods. The real issue lies in trying to force a correlation between Velocity and Throughput within a timeboxed sprint framework. No one who uses Throughput correctly focuses on Throughput per sprint. The problem is the timebox itself and how you’re attempting to use Throughput in a similar manner to how you previously used Velocity, not the concept of Throughput itself.