Scrum team focused
In the true sense of Agile, the collaboration should primarily reside at the level of the individual development team members. A Scrum of Scrums ceremony can be established to bring all of the scrum team members together – scrum masters and scrum team members- in one ceremony. This is generally the same tempo as a daily stand up, just held with less frequency depending on the needs of the scaled Agile product delivery. The key is that the scrum team members are the focus and their ability to collaborate at the larger scaled product level is critical.
Some organizations model the ceremony to physically have the team members stand in the middle of the room with the scrum masters surrounding them in an outer configuration. The thought is that by doing this the focus is on the scrum team members to collaborate and work across groups to identify individuals who can support them in resolving issues. Only if the actual team does not have the ability to go offline to resolve issues across the scaled initiative will the scrum masters insert themselves to find the right person or solution to resolve an issue.
The Scrum of Scrums can be effectively utilized to support the scaling of large Agile deliveries of complex products. It does not have to be one specific type of ceremony. Honouring the principles of the Agile scrum framework provides a scalable model to minimize complexity.
Recommended Further Reading
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