Four Questions per Team

A standard set of prompts used in each Scrum of Scrums to coordinate multiple teams. A representative from every Scrum Team shares progress, near-term plans, unmet commitments that others rely on, and upcoming work that could impact other teams by answering four specific questions.

Key Points

  • What has my team been working on since the last meeting?
  • What will my team do until the next meeting?
  • What were other teams counting on our team to finish that remains undone?
  • What is our team planning to do that might affect other teams?

Example

In a large product initiative with five Scrum Teams, the Scrum of Scrums meets three times a week. The delegate from Team A reports: since the last meeting they completed the authentication API; before the next meeting they will integrate with the billing service; a dependency remains open because the logging module is not finished, which Team C expected; and a planned change to the user profile schema may impact Team B. The group discusses mitigation and updates the cross-team plan accordingly.

PMP Example Question

What is the main purpose of the Four Questions per Team used in a Scrum of Scrums meeting?

  1. To collect detailed task estimates from every developer
  2. To align cross-team work by sharing progress, plans, unmet dependencies, and potential impacts
  3. To approve change requests to the product backlog
  4. To reassign resources among teams to balance workload

Correct Answer: B — Align cross-team work and surface dependencies

Explanation: The Four Questions per Team focus on interteam coordination: what was done, what is planned, what dependencies are unmet, and what may affect other teams.

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