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-Surprisingly, [https://less.works/ '''LeSS'''] (Large-Scale Scrum) is about not about scaling. It's about '''descaling''' and '''simplification''' of the limiting organizational '''structures''' so that '''many teams''' can work together on '''one product''' as simply as possible to towards the system optimizing goals of (1) '''highest value''' from global perspective and (2) '''agility''' to change cheaply based on '''learning'''.
+Surprisingly, [https://less.works/ '''LeSS'''] (Large-Scale Scrum) is not about scaling. It's about '''descaling''' and '''simplification''' of the limiting organizational '''structures''' so that '''many teams''' can work together on '''one product''' as simply as possible to towards the system optimizing goals of (1) '''highest value''' from global perspective and (2) '''agility''' to change cheaply based on '''learning'''.
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   '''Chapter 2: LeSS''', or the equivalent [https://less.works/less/framework/introduction.html chapter online]
   '''Chapter 3: Adoption'''
   '''Chapter 7: Product'''

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 Before I start any discussion with a senior management team that is interested in introducing [http://less.works '''LeSS'''] and becoming a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization], these are the pre-readings I ask to study before we start. Why?
-* The [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization] and [https://less.works/less/principles/lean-thinking.html Lean Thinking] approach means lots of learning and teaching by the senior management. And it's learning about the subjects covered in these first readings. If you — and all the senior and C-level managers — don't like reading and learning for the next one to two years about these subjects, it's (let's say) 90% unlikely the change will succeed.
+* The [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization] and [https://less.works/less/principles/lean-thinking.html Lean Thinking] approach means lots of learning and teaching by the senior management. And it's learning about the subjects covered in these first readings. If you — and all the senior and C-level managers — don't like intensively reading and learning for the next one to two years about these subjects, it's (let's say) 90% unlikely the change will succeed.
 * The content of the pre-readings is the context for the first call, because I'll be asking you questions that depend on knowing the pre-reading content.
 * Senior managers in a "lean" management culture — one of the foundations of LeSS is Lean Thinking — focus on ''manage by means'' rather than ''manage by results/objectives''; this is a radical shift for many traditional senior managers, and "manage by means" starts with a focus on learning more about the ''means'' side of LeSS.
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 ==== Adoption Process ====
-Briefly, I'll be recommending these steps if you want to go deeper:
+Briefly, I'll probably be recommending these steps if you want to go deeper:
 . A 2.5-day or 3-day "'''Informed Consent'''" workshop with senior management and me, where I will help the group learn more by using [https://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking], with a focus on ''why'', and answer all your questions about the implications and next steps in a LeSS adoption.

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 * The [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization] and [https://less.works/less/principles/lean-thinking.html Lean Thinking] approach means lots of learning and teaching by the senior management. And it's learning about the subjects covered in these first readings. If you — and all the senior and C-level managers — don't like reading and learning for the next one to two years about these subjects, it's (let's say) 90% unlikely the change will succeed.
 * The content of the pre-readings is the context for the first call, because I'll be asking you questions that depend on knowing the pre-reading content.
-* Senior managers in a "lean" management culture — one of the foundations of LeSS is Lean Thinking — focus on ''manage by means'' rather than ''manage by results/objectives''; this is a radical shift for many traditional senior managers, and "manage by means" starts with a focus on learning more about the ''means'' side of LeSS
+* Senior managers in a "lean" management culture — one of the foundations of LeSS is Lean Thinking — focus on ''manage by means'' rather than ''manage by results/objectives''; this is a radical shift for many traditional senior managers, and "manage by means" starts with a focus on learning more about the ''means'' side of LeSS.
 * It's the first step in ''owning'' rather than ''renting'' your change and organizational design.
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 Before I start any discussion with a senior management team that is interested in introducing [http://less.works '''LeSS'''] and becoming a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization], these are the pre-readings I ask to study before we start. Why?
-* The [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization] and [https://less.works/less/principles/lean-thinking.html Lean Thinking] approach means lots of learning and teaching by the senior management. And it's learning about the subjects covered in these first readings. If you don't like reading and learning for the next one to two years about these subjects, it's (let's say) 90% unlikely the change will succeed.
+* The [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Learning_organization Learning Organization] and [https://less.works/less/principles/lean-thinking.html Lean Thinking] approach means lots of learning and teaching by the senior management. And it's learning about the subjects covered in these first readings. If you — and all the senior and C-level managers — don't like reading and learning for the next one to two years about these subjects, it's (let's say) 90% unlikely the change will succeed.
 * The content of the pre-readings is the context for the first call, because I'll be asking you questions that depend on knowing the pre-reading content.
 * It's the first step in ''owning'' rather than ''renting'' your change and organizational design.
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 Briefly, I'll be recommending these steps if you want to go deeper:
-. A 2.5-day "'''Informed Consent'''" workshop with senior management and me, where I will help the group learn more by using [https://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking], with a focus on ''why'', and answer all your questions about the implications and next steps in a LeSS adoption.
+. A 2.5-day or 3-day "'''Informed Consent'''" workshop with senior management and me, where I will help the group learn more by using [https://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking], with a focus on ''why'', and answer all your questions about the implications and next steps in a LeSS adoption.
 . A period of reflection and more learning by the senior management and hands-on developers, rather than a rush to decision.

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 ==== Who's Asking? ====
-I'm [[Craig Larman]], the creator (along with my friend and colleague Bas Vodde) of [https://less.works/ '''LeSS'''] (Large-Scale Scrum), the author of [http://www.craiglarman.com/wiki/index.php?title=Books_by_Craig_Larman three books on scaling lean thinking & agile development], and have focused for over a decade helping organizations succeed with scaling (or more precisely, ''descaling'') with [https://less.works/ '''LeSS'''].
+I'm [[Craig Larman]], the creator (along with my friend and colleague Bas Vodde) of [https://less.works/ '''LeSS'''] (Large-Scale Scrum), the author of [http://www.craiglarman.com/wiki/index.php?title=Books_by_Craig_Larman three books on scaling lean thinking & agile development], and have focused for decades helping organizations succeed with scaling (or more precisely, ''descaling'') with [https://less.works/ '''LeSS'''].
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-. The following chapters from our book [http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational/dp/0321480961/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools with LeSS]:
+. The following chapters from our first LeSS book [http://www.amazon.com/Scaling-Lean-Agile-Development-Organizational/dp/0321480961/ref=pd_sim_b_1 Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools with LeSS]:
   '''Chapter 2: Systems Thinking''' (or the equivalent [http://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html Systems Thinking] chapter at less.works)
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-. The following chapters from the book [https://www.amazon.com/Large-Scale-Scrum-More-Addison-Wesley-Signature-ebook/dp/B01JP91OR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471358164&sr=8-1&keywords=scrum+larman#nav-subnav Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS]:
+. The following chapters from our third LeSS book [https://www.amazon.com/Large-Scale-Scrum-More-Addison-Wesley-Signature-ebook/dp/B01JP91OR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471358164&sr=8-1&keywords=scrum+larman#nav-subnav Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS]:
   '''Chapter 2: LeSS''', or the equivalent [https://less.works/less/framework/introduction.html chapter online]