Definition:
LeSS is a lightweight, Agile framework for scaling Scrum to more than one team. It was born from the experiences of Agile leaders Bas Vodde and Craig Larman, who saw an opportunity to shorten time to market and improve product quality by scaling Scrum beyond the individual team level. LeSS Huge builds on the LeSS framework by optimizing for eight or more teams. As a result, LeSS Huge introduces several new concepts and challenges for managing large-scale backlogs. These are requirement areas, area product backlogs, and area product owners.
LeSS Huge applies to products with “8+” teams. Avoid applying LeSS Huge for smaller product groups as it will result in more overhead and local optimizations. All LeSS rules apply to LeSS Huge, unless otherwise stated. Each Requirement Area acts like the basic LeSS framework.
LeSS HUge framework is ideal for:
Hierarchy view — Ideal for a product owner to see high-level business goals.
Priority view — Ideal for team members to manage their individual backlog items.
Further Reading:
Large Scale Scrum by Bas Vdde and Craig Larman
