The Nexus Framework for Scaling Scrum: Continuously Delivering an Integrated Product with Multiple Scrum Teams

2INTRODUCING NEXUS

In this chapter, we describe the Nexus Framework in its entirety. As you will see, Nexus is a relatively small and simple extension of Scrum. As we like to say, “Scaled Scrum is still Scrum.” Scrum itself is quite simple, at least to understand. When scaling, this simplicity is a big advantage because complexity is the enemy of scaling. Nexus’ simplicity also makes it highly adaptable, as we will see in subsequent chapters.

WHAT IS NEXUS?

Nexus is a framework that enables multiple Scrum Teams to collaboratively work from a single Product Backlog to deliver at least one “Done” Integrated Increment every Sprint. “Multiple” means, typically, three to nine Scrum teams. Why not two? Because two teams can generally coordinate ...