Important Organizational Enablers of LeSS Adoption

Many people are familiar with the complete picture of Large Scale (LeSS) that describes LeSS Principles, Rules, Guides and Experiments. This graphic illustrates how the above are all related to each other, and is referred to as “LeSS onion”, because its concentric circles. In sum, there are ten LeSS Principles, based on which, there are … Read more

LeSS Talks: HR. Budgeting. [De]Scaling, with David West, Scrum.org CEO & PO

Bio: DAVE WEST, CEO and Product Owner Scrum.org‘ To change how people work to maximize their potential’. He is passionate about the future of work and how to build organizations that unlock the potential for everyone in a complex world. A frequent keynote speaker and widely published author. His books include The Nexus Framework For … Read more

LeSS Talks: You and AI: Navigating an Uncertain Job Market, with Heidi Araya

Download Materials Bio: As a global consultant, inventor, and author with over two decades of experience, Heidi Araya has dedicated her career to driving multimillion-dollar business improvements using a people-first approach. Her expertise lies in enhancing organizational effectiveness and fostering innovation, underpinned by a deep understanding of industry dynamics and organizational psychology. With a keen … Read more

LeSS Talks: Designing Agile Ecosystems with Org Topologies, by A. Krivitsky & R. Flemm

Download Materials Synopsis: The legacy of the original lightweight barely sufficient Agile ideas (namely XP and Scrum) has been impeded by the difficulties of applying them beyond a single team without losing the key principles and the promised gains. ​ Over the last decade, that challenge has led to a rose in heavy-weight methods, especially … Read more

LeSS Talks: Ending the Age of Misery, by Andy Hunt ( Agile Manifesto Co-Creator)

Click to Download Click to Download The the following key “AVOID” points were made: Avoid endless ticketing systems and [JIRA] “ticket-driven development” Avoid seeing “agile” now == Half-assed Scrum plus Jira tickets Avoid small tasks disconnected with context Avoid bogus “snake oil” tools & methods Avoid disconnected leadership, stakeholders, product owners, etc. Avoid destructive Social … Read more

LeSS Talks: GLAD Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Organizational Design with Craig Larman

Synopsis: AI & Org Design: AI tools are going to disrupt many existing knowledge-worker roles, including those in product development. This talk and follow-up Q&A explores probable impacts AI will have on the organizational design of development organizations, and will be of interest to those working in and managing development, plus HR/People groups. Download materials