How do Teams scale the essence of Scrum?

Scrum is scaled through teams and meetings called Scrum of Scrums. One to ten Scrum teams can send representatives to a Scrum of Scrums meeting to discuss team progress and obstacles. The first 15 minutes of an SOS meeting is nearly identical to Scrum's Daily Stand-up meetings. You answer questions about team progress and obstacles. However, the second half of the meeting is different. The attendees take time to review the impediments and consider solutions.

If there are more than ten Scrum teams, most recommend a Scrum of Scrum of Scrums, where representatives of more than one SOS go to an SOSOS meeting. Scrum can be scaled in this fashion throughout the largest and fastest growing organizations, provided there is only one Scrum team at the top of the hierarchy. This ensures that all team goals are aligned with the organization's strategy for managing and growing the organization.

Yesterday, I explained how the essence of Scrum could be used for organizations that wanted to build winning teams without talking about pigs and chickens. The essence of Scrum can be scaled in exactly the same fashion as the Scrum's SOS meetings—just don't forget about Scrumbut.

Next week, I'll spend some time explaining how each of the parts (shown in the organizational diagram above) work together to grow organizations.