Join Bas Vodde as he demystifies what it really takes to adopt Large Scale Scrum (LeSS). Rather than a quick “flip,” Bas explains four main phases that most organizations experience: education, pre-LeSS planning, the flip, and post-change improvements. He highlights tough decisions—like redefining the product from the customer’s point of view, choosing the right product owner (often a budget holder), dismantling silos to form cross-functional feature teams, and figuring out co-location and vendor strategies.
After the structural “flip,” teams face common early hurdles, such as learning to refine the product backlog in multi-team sessions and dealing with shared code ownership. Bas stresses that genuine collaboration, not just re-labeling roles, is essential to sustaining LeSS. He also acknowledges the biggest challenge: outlasting management changes, which frequently derail progress.
If you’re aiming to transform your organization with LeSS and want a realistic view of how to navigate each stage—challenges included—this talk offers invaluable guidance from one of the method’s co-creators.
