LeSS, Large-Scale Scrum, LeSS Huge, Greg Hutchins, Polish fintech, case study, agile transformation, organizational design, product development, product ownership, feature teams, sprint planning, overall retrospective, product backlog refinement, systems thinking, innovation games, serious games, speedboat, buy a feature, product roadmap, scaling Scrum, agile coaching, product-centric organization, descaling, adaptability, agile leadership
In this talk, Greg Hutchins introduces the foundations of Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) and shares lessons from a LeSS adoption in a Polish fintech company he coached over roughly a year and a half.
The session combines an overview of LeSS and LeSS Huge with a practical case study focused on simplifying organizational design, improving alignment, and shifting from project thinking to product thinking. Greg explains how one Product Owner, shared cadence, overall retrospectives, and clearer product focus can help organizations scale without adding unnecessary complexity.
A central theme in the talk is that scaling is not just about process. It is about learning to think differently. Greg connects LeSS with systems thinking, organizational redesign, and innovation games, showing how visual and collaborative exercises can help large groups create shared understanding, surface impediments, shape strategy, and improve roadmaps.
He also reflects on the trade-offs between LeSS and other scaling approaches, the dangers of adding coordination layers that reduce communication and trust, and the importance of long-lived teams, direct customer interaction, and management support during adoption.
