Track and coordinate all program dependencies
The Agile Program Scrum Master tracks epics across the individual projects to report deliverable dates and dependencies across the projects. The program Scrum Master does not track stories at the sprint level and require that project scrum masters provide status as epics are completed. The Agile Program Scrum Master also does not manage the individual project backlogs.
This role works in parallel with the program product owner to ensure that epics delivered are meeting minimally viable levels of delivery. The program scrum master is not expected to attend all the ceremonies for the individual scrums but is welcome to do so at any time.
Lead communication across the individual Scrums
The program scrum master may find it difficult to host daily stands up ceremonies, so a weekly stand up that lasts 15-30 minutes will be held with project scrum masters in attendance. It is here where the status of epics, major issues, and possible roadblocks are raised at a program level. This is called the Scrum of Scrums ceremony. It is the responsibility of the program scrum master to report progress to the applicable executives as required. The Scrum of Scrums acts as a buffer to the individual project scrums to ensure that they can complete their sprints unencumbered.
Recommended Further Reading
The following materials may assist you in order to get the most out of this course: