Roll Out an Advanced Process Model (LeSS) to 6 Product Teams
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Read the LeSS framework (Larman + Vodde) and audit the 6 teams' current Scrum practice (anonymized data + 4 hours of recorded ceremonies). Author a 10-page rollout design covering team restructuring (component teams → feature teams), single product backlog, joint sprint planning + review, shared definition of done, and the role-change from 6 Product Owners to 1 PO + 6 Area Product Owners. Draft a cadence calendar covering 12 weeks of sprints, ceremonies, and quarterly events. Author a training plan (5 half-day sessions covering LeSS principles, feature-team mechanics, joint refinement). Build a top-12 risk register with mitigation + owner. Deliver rollout design, cadence calendar, training plan, and risk register.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Design a 12-week LeSS rollout for 6 product teams with measurable success criteria and an honest risk register.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply an advanced process model (LeSS) to a real 6-team org
- Design feature teams + Area Product Owner structure
- Plan a phased rollout with measurable success criteria
- Anticipate risks specific to scaling-agile transformations
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
Careers
Roles this prepares you for.
Real titles. Real skill bridges. Pick the one closest to your trajectory.
Product Manager
Product managers who can play the Area Product Owner role under LeSS keep the single product backlog coherent — a skill that distinguishes senior PMs in multi-team orgs.
This challenge sharpens
- scaling-agile
- process-design
- risk-management