What is the purpose of a Scrum of Scrums?

The purpose of a Scrum of Scrums is to facilitate synchronization among multiple teams that are collaborating on the same product. When several Scrum teams are working in parallel, they may need to coordinate their efforts to ensure that their work aligns and integrates effectively. The Scrum of Scrums provides a framework to discuss the progress of each team, identify any dependencies between teams, and address potential impediments that could impact the overall delivery of the product.

By holding these regular Scrum of Scrums meetings, teams can share updates on their work, communicate any challenges they are facing, and plan how to work together toward common goals. This coordination is crucial in larger projects, where multiple teams may be contributing different features or components that need to work together seamlessly.

The other options do not accurately represent the core concept of a Scrum of Scrums:

• Synchronizing individual team members is more of a focus for the Daily Scrum within each team rather than across multiple teams.
• While retrospective meetings are essential for team improvement, they typically occur at the team level and not in the context of a Scrum of Scrums.
• Developing a shared Product Backlog is not the primary purpose of a Scrum of Scrums; instead, each team maintains its own Product Backlog while collaborating on shared objectives