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In a previous blog, “Agile Release Trains are Key to Scaling Output<\/strong>,” I reviewed how Agile release trains (made up of multiple Agile teams) are the key to Agile at scale. Building successful teams is a good first step, but alignment across teams doesn\u2019t just happen\u2014it takes an ongoing commitment from Agile leaders. Agile ceremonies represent one clear way for leaders to ensure macro alignment across teams. In this post, we\u2019ll look at some of the practices and components of Agile ceremonies to help achieve alignment.<\/p>\n Successful Agile teams need to be autonomous; they also need to be collaborative entities characterized by team stability. That stability means contributing team members prosper and grow by working with cross-functional teams and being exposed to different functions outside of their area of expertise. All those things depend on effective leadership at the Agile team level (Scrum Master and Product Owner) and at the Agile Release Train (ART) level (Release Train Engineers and Product Management).<\/p>\n If you think all this places a lot of responsibility on leadership (at all levels), you\u2019re right. So, how can Agile team leaders and ART leaders work to achieve stability and consistency at the Agile team level while also ensuring collaboration at the ART level? Let\u2019s examine some of the tools team leaders can use to be successful.<\/p>\n For development teams, sound practices, including concepts like regular code reviews, optimal task branching when necessary, and continuous team integration, all have their place when working toward efficient production of frequent and predictable releases. Check out this video: How to Measure at the Teams of Teams Level<\/a> for further suggestions on tracking the health metrics.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/planview-high-performing-agile-teams-750x200-BLOG.jpg\")
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