Preface

All great truths begin as blasphemies.

—George Bernard Shaw

Welcome to this portal into the world of LeSS, where simpler structures replace organizational complexity by focusing on people and their learning. To some people, LeSS might seem romantic and hopelessly idealistic. Not so, it is the reality for many product groups today!

Why This Book?

While reflecting on the feedback that our previous two books on LeSS presented too many ideas with too few starting points, Craig asked Bas if he wanted to write another book. Bas declined as he was eagerly awaiting the arrival of his second son. A relentless Craig convinced Bas this book was going to be an easy one. Craig was wrong.

Our initial intent was to write a primer for the previous ...

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