{"product_id":"large-scale-scrum-less-case-study-james-l-carpenter-9781732875159","title":"Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) Case Study: Large Server Hardware Company","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdopting a LeSS-like structure drastically mitigated the perpetual existential threat to around a billion dollars of annual revenue at a large server hardware company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing on the heels of an earlier success, I helped restructure a large number of teams responsible for bringing up and integrating each new generation of Intel CPU within a blade computing product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn collaboration with the relevant senior director I facilitated a correction of the organizational issues, and the attendant engineering and cultural issues which had historically necessitated an army of engineers over a year to integrate each new generation of Intel CPU.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny failure to successfully integrate the newest server grade Intel CPU generation prior to each Intel CPU launch would result in a threat to around a billion dollars of annual sales revenue. A failure would mean missing the ability to participate in Intel launch announcements, reputational damage, and lost sales to competing products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrating future generations of Intel CPU are expected to take an eighth of the calendar time, and an eighth of the engineering effort that had historically been required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have published the LeSS case study here for those who would like a physical copy, but don't have easy access to a cost effective color printer. You can find a free digital copy of the case study on the Agile Carpentry website, as well as the LeSS website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James L. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732875154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732875159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agile Carpentry LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d","brand":"James L. Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546356027647,"sku":"9781732875159","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/large-scale-scrum-less-case-study-james-l-carpenter-9781732875159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}