Scaled Agile SSM Exam - Topic 3 Question 48 Discussion

Actual exam question for Scaled Agile's SSM exam

Question #: 48
Topic #: 3

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What is one purpose of the Coach Sync?

ATo perform ART retrospectives

BTo share facilitation ideas

CTo gain visibility into progress

DTo prioritize the Coach backlog

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Suggested Answer: C

In SAFe, the Coach Sync (also known as the Scrum of Scrums or SM/TC Sync) is a coordination event for Scrum Masters and Team Coaches within an Agile Release Train (ART). The main purpose of this event is to gain visibility into team progress, discuss impediments, and ensure cross-team alignment.

Facilitated by the Release Train Engineer (RTE), the Coach Sync promotes transparency across the ART by allowing Scrum Masters to share information about iteration status, dependencies, and challenges that may affect other teams. It also serves as a forum for escalating ART-level impediments.

From SAFe guidance:

''The Coach Sync provides Scrum Masters and Team Coaches with visibility into progress and dependencies across teams and enables them to coordinate and remove impediments at the ART level.''

Thus, the correct answer is C. To gain visibility into progress, as this captures the event's primary purpose.

by Derrick at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Augustine

8 days ago

That's a no-brainer, it's clearly C!

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Sharita

13 days ago

B) To share facilitation ideas

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Vashti

19 days ago

C) To gain visibility into progress

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Mica

24 days ago

I thought the main goal was to perform ART retrospectives, but that doesn't seem right now. Maybe it's more about visibility?

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Franklyn

29 days ago

I feel like we practiced a question similar to this, and prioritizing the Coach backlog seemed important, but I can't recall if it was the main purpose.

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Rosendo

1 month ago

I remember something about sharing facilitation ideas being a part of it too, but that might be for a different context.

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Micaela

1 month ago

I think the Coach Sync is mainly about gaining visibility into progress, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Carlota

1 month ago

I'm pretty confident the purpose is to perform ART retrospectives, so I'll select option A.

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Malissa

2 months ago

Based on my understanding, the Coach Sync is used to prioritize the Coach backlog, so I'll choose option D.

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Desmond

2 months ago

The Coach Sync seems like it would be a good time to share facilitation ideas, so I'm leaning towards option B.

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Arminda

2 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I'll need to think it through carefully before selecting an answer.

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Dominic

2 months ago

I think the purpose of the Coach Sync is to gain visibility into progress, so I'll go with option C.

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