When you scale Scrum, the challenge isn’t just delivery—it coherence

TL;DR; When scaling Scrum, the main challenge is maintaining coherence across teams, not just delivering work. Without coordination, teams create inconsistent user experiences and duplicate efforts. To address this, form a cross-team Community of Practice to develop shared frameworks and include them in your Definition of Done, promoting collaboration and consistency without adding hierarchy.

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