scrum of scrums

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01

2020

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scrum of scrums

Day 96. Did you know that there are two common anti-patterns that occur after Scrum of Scrums (SoS)? 1) Release Train Engineers forget to communicate-up key info to key stakeholders vis-a-vis updates from SoS. 2) Scrum Masters forget to communicate key info to their team members vis-a-vis updates from SoS For effective and holistic synchronization, the aforementioned must happen!

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Day 76. Scrum of scrums is a SAFe program-level event that is geared toward synchronization between scrum masters of the Agile Release Train; it’s facilitated by the Release Train Engineer. It is a scaled-up version of the team's Daily Standup. At least once a week, SMs provide update to the group. Updates on:1) Accomplishments since the last SoS2) Goals between now and the next SoS3) Current and any foreseen Impediments between now and the next SoS Other conversation points in the ‘Scrum of scrums’ are: Continue reading

ART Synch — Scrum of Scrums and POPM Synch

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SOS ... or scrum of scrums is an important event in SAFe at a program level. This is facilitated at a program level by the Release Train Engineer (RTE). This is where program-level concerns and conversations between scrum masters and the RTE occur. Scrum masters may have their own inter team-level conversations... has nothing to do with the wider program-level concerns and conversations. POPM Synch is also an important event in SAFe at the program level. This is where Product Owners and Product Managers Synch up on a weekly basis regarding current work (i.e. are there any scope or plan…