{"id":9721,"date":"2023-01-27T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T08:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actonic.de\/?p=9721"},"modified":"2023-03-08T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T12:21:21","slug":"what-is-scrum-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actonic.de\/en\/what-is-scrum-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Scrum at Scale?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why Scrum at Scale?<\/h2>\n

For a start, Scrum at Scale was founded by Jeff Sutherland, also one of the creators of Scrum and one of the signatories of the Agile Manifesto.<\/strong><\/a> The initial idea behind Scrum was to help teams deliver complex projects on time. However, as the number of Scrum teams began growing, the output of these teams started to slow down due to the cross-team dependencies. This is where Scrum at Scale<\/strong> comes in by providing companies with a framework <\/strong>that enables them to scale and grow at their own pace<\/strong> without additional complexities and by creating linear scalability using scale-free architecture.<\/p>\n

Scrum at Scale is based on three concepts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Small Team<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The entire organization can be scaled<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    With minimum bureaucratic requirements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are the components of Scrum at Scale?<\/h2>\n

    The Scrum at Scale framework has two cycles to assist teams in coordinating their work.<\/p>\n

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      Product Owner Cycle focuses on the “what.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Scrum Master Cycle focuses on the “how.”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Scalability can be achieved by utilizing a Scrum of Scrum<\/strong><\/a> (also known as Meta Scrum or SoS), a meeting attended by one person or representative from each Scrum team to communicate progress, impediments, and roadblocks.<\/p>\n

      What are the Scrum at Scale roles?<\/h2>\n

      Since Scrum at Scale is based on Scrum, the roles are the same as the Scrum Roles<\/strong><\/a>: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and development team.<\/p>\n

      However, there are new roles <\/strong>introduced:<\/p>\n

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        Chief Product Officer <\/strong>– their part is to coordinate and collaborate with the different product owners in the scrum teams to ensure a shared product vision and roadmap.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Scrum of Scrum Master<\/strong> – their part is to ensure all Scrum Masters are aligned.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        For Scrum at Scale to successfully handle the challenges, companies will start facing; organizational changes need to happen.<\/p>\n

        Two new teams <\/strong>should be created and given the autonomy to succeed:<\/p>\n

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          Executive Action Team (EAT) <\/strong>ensures the proper implementation of the Scrum values and roles and leads the transformation strategy and plans.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Executive MetaScrum Team (EMT)<\/strong> is responsible for setting the strategic priorities for the company and owns the organizational vision. This team also decides on the future of products.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          What are the Scrum at Scale events?<\/h2>\n

          The events are the same as in Scrum:<\/p>\n