What is the Scrum of Scrums meeting?
Scrum of Scrums (also known as SoS or meta Scrum) is a technique and time-boxed meeting used to scale and coordinate within sizable Scrum environments. It is an example of Scrum at Scale.
In a typical Scrum meeting, a product owner and Scrum master meet with the development team to discuss progress and impediments. Ideally, between three to nine people will attend a daily Scrum meeting. Scrum of Scrum scales this for larger, more complex projects across an organization.
In a Scrum of Scrums meeting, one individual or representative from each Scrum team meets with other similarly designated representatives to relay high-level updates and synchronize efforts.
When organizations have multiple Scrum teams and projects that may be interdependent or integrated, holding Scrum of Scrum meetings enables envoys from each team to communicate progress, impediments, and roadblocks.
A Scrum of Scrums meeting is usually a face-to-face meeting but can be replicated in a remote or hybrid remote environment.
