Role of Scrum of Scrums Meeting in Scaling Scrum
One of the major misconceptions or criticisms about Scrum is that it cannot be used to deliver large scale projects that have multiple large teams which are not collocated. And for Scrum to be effective, the teams should ideally be collocated and have six to ten members. However, this is not valid as Scrum can easily be scaled for effective use in large projects. In situations where the Scrum Team size exceeds ten people, multiple Scrum Teams can be formed to work on the project. Complex projects with numerous large teams working in parallel make it necessary to synchronize and facilitate the flow of information and enhance communication for the project to be successful. Scrum uses one of its events or ceremonies to overcome this barrier, i.e., Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meeting. This meeting is usually facilitated by the Chief Scrum Master and is intended to focus on areas of coordination and integration between the different Scrum Teams. SoS is a review meeting for all t...