Foster Shared Vision and Priorities – Define overarching OKRs that guide teams toward common results. Each team can break these down into specific sprint goals, ensuring their work aligns with higher-level business priorities.
Cross-Team Stand-Ups or Syncs – Schedule periodic cross-team syncs (SCRUM) to review progress, address blockers, and manage dependencies. Utilize tools e.g. Slack/MS Teams, & shared PM platforms i.e. Azure DevOps, Jira, & Trello for transparent communication. – Assign cross-team liaisons who can act as coordinators between teams, for alignment of priorities, working toward a common goal
Leverage a ‘Shared Backlog’ – That reflects company global business priorities. While individual teams can break this down into their own sprint tasks, all work should stem from this prioritized source. Establish that sprint planning focuses on tasks that deliver highest business value. Apply the MoSCoW method or similar prioritization techniques to guarantee that most essential features are tackled first
Joint Sprint Planning – Conduct regular joint sprint planning sessions where all teams aligned with key milestones, share dependencies, also address any conflicting priorities – Utilize tools i.e. Jira, Asana, or Monday.com to manage tasks, track progress, & create transparency
Dependencies and Risk Management – Early in sprint planning, identify inter-team dependencies. When one team’s progress relies on another’s, establish clear timelines & assign ownership to prevent delays.
Program Increments (PI) – In large-scale Agile projects, such as those using the SAFe framework, leverage (PI) planning to synchronize multiple teams on key objectives over several sprints (6–10 weeks).
