Scaling Scrum Across Modern Enterprises

Chapter 10: Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)

This chapter introduces the Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) approach to scaling Scrum. The LeSS approach applies to situations where many teams work together on a single product. But that definition is also incomplete. Craig Larmon, the co-founder of LeSS, describes LeSS in this manner:

LeSS scales product dev by descaling the org.

In other words, with LeSS, many teams can work collaboratively on one product with more success by simplifying the organization.

In this chapter, you will learn how LeSS implements two frameworks, depending on scale. As the name implies, the LeSS approach is considered another extension to the basic Scrum framework. Consistent with the original intentions of Scrum, LeSS is still considered ...