Evaluating best fits
The Nexus Framework is another relative pure extension to the original Scrum Framework, as defined by Ken Schwaber, one of the two co-founders of Scrum, and his associates at Scrum.org. Therefore, organizational leaders who are comfortable with adopting the network-oriented organizational structures of Scrum on a large scale will find this approach attractive.
Nexus does not provide prescriptive guidance on how to implement scaled Scrums across organizational value streams. Nor does Nexus provide direct guidance on how to implement scaled Scrum in regulated industries, federal agencies, or non-profits. Nexus was defined by developers for developers. That's not to say Nexus cannot be expanded across all business functions, but the organization is on its own to figure out how.
A Nexus works from one Product backlog, with one responsible Product Owner, and with multiple Scrum Teams working in collaboration to develop a single integrated Increment that...
