HKSM

comprises the Chief Product Owner, Chief Scrum Master, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, plus designated representatives from the Scrum Teams contributing to the large-scale project.

Key Points

• Formed for large initiatives to align product vision, priorities, and delivery across multiple Scrum Teams.
• Includes leadership roles (CPO, CSM, POs, SMs) and selected team members to ensure both strategic and hands-on perspectives.
• Focuses on cross-team coordination, dependency management, risk/impediment resolution, and integrated release planning.
• Supports, but does not replace, the autonomy of individual Scrum Teams; decisions emphasize transparency and collaboration.

Example

On a program with eight Scrum Teams building a new enterprise platform, the Large Core Team meets twice weekly. They synchronize on the release roadmap, resolve a shared API dependency between Teams A and C, re-sequence backlog items to de-risk a compliance milestone, and escalate an infrastructure impediment that affects multiple teams.

PMP Example Question

In a large agile program, which group is designed to include the Chief Product Owner, Chief Scrum Master, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and selected team representatives to coordinate cross-team work?

1. Scrum of Scrums
2. Product Owner Council
3. Large Core Team
4. Project Management Office (PMO)

Correct Answer: C — Large Core Team

Explanation: The Large Core Team explicitly includes CPO, CSM, POs, SMs, and chosen team members to align strategy and execution across multiple Scrum Teams.