diff --git a/e2e/angular-core/src/ng-add.test.ts b/e2e/angular-core/src/ng-add.test.ts
index 543126704af35..0c1420fb7ae20 100644
--- a/e2e/angular-core/src/ng-add.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/angular-core/src/ng-add.test.ts
@@ -387,14 +387,54 @@ describe('convert Angular CLI workspace to an Nx workspace', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should support preserveAngularCliLayout', () => {
+  it('should support --preserve-angular-cli-layout', () => {
+    // add another app and a library
+    runCommand(`ng g @schematics/angular:application app2`);
+    runCommand(`ng g @schematics/angular:library lib1`);
+
     runNgAdd('@nrwl/angular', '--preserve-angular-cli-layout');
 
-    const updatedAngularCLIJson = readJson('angular.json');
-    expect(updatedAngularCLIJson.projects[project].root).toEqual('');
-    expect(updatedAngularCLIJson.projects[project].sourceRoot).toEqual('src');
+    // check config still uses Angular CLI layout
+    const updatedAngularJson = readJson('angular.json');
+    expect(updatedAngularJson.projects[project].root).toEqual('');
+    expect(updatedAngularJson.projects[project].sourceRoot).toEqual('src');
+    expect(updatedAngularJson.projects.app2.root).toEqual('projects/app2');
+    expect(updatedAngularJson.projects.app2.sourceRoot).toEqual(
+      'projects/app2/src'
+    );
+    expect(updatedAngularJson.projects.lib1.root).toEqual('projects/lib1');
+    expect(updatedAngularJson.projects.lib1.sourceRoot).toEqual(
+      'projects/lib1/src'
+    );
+
+    // check building an app
+    let output = runCLI(`build ${project} --outputHashing none`);
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      `> nx run ${project}:build:production --outputHashing=none`
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      `Successfully ran target build for project ${project}`
+    );
+    checkFilesExist(`dist/${project}/main.js`);
 
-    const output = runCLI('build');
-    expect(output).toContain(`> nx run ${project}:build:production`);
+    output = runCLI(`build ${project} --outputHashing none`);
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      `> nx run ${project}:build:production --outputHashing=none  [existing outputs match the cache, left as is]`
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      `Successfully ran target build for project ${project}`
+    );
+
+    // check building lib1
+    output = runCLI('build lib1');
+    expect(output).toContain('> nx run lib1:build:production');
+    expect(output).toContain('Successfully ran target build for project lib1');
+    checkFilesExist('dist/lib1/package.json');
+
+    output = runCLI('build lib1');
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      '> nx run lib1:build:production  [existing outputs match the cache, left as is]'
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain('Successfully ran target build for project lib1');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/__snapshots__/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts.snap b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/__snapshots__/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts.snap
index 6668958923bae..7b5f554eafb57 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/__snapshots__/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/__snapshots__/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,87 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`workspace --preserve-angular-cli-layout should create nx.json 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "affected": Object {
+    "defaultBase": "main",
+  },
+  "implicitDependencies": Object {
+    ".eslintrc.json": "*",
+    "package.json": Object {
+      "dependencies": "*",
+      "devDependencies": "*",
+    },
+  },
+  "npmScope": "my-scope",
+  "targetDependencies": Object {
+    "build": Array [
+      Object {
+        "projects": "dependencies",
+        "target": "build",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  "tasksRunnerOptions": Object {
+    "default": Object {
+      "options": Object {
+        "cacheableOperations": Array [
+          "build",
+          "lint",
+          "test",
+          "e2e",
+        ],
+      },
+      "runner": "nx/tasks-runners/default",
+    },
+  },
+  "workspaceLayout": Object {
+    "appsDir": "",
+    "libsDir": "",
+  },
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`workspace --preserve-angular-cli-layout should support multiple projects 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "affected": Object {
+    "defaultBase": "main",
+  },
+  "implicitDependencies": Object {
+    ".eslintrc.json": "*",
+    "package.json": Object {
+      "dependencies": "*",
+      "devDependencies": "*",
+    },
+  },
+  "npmScope": "my-scope",
+  "targetDependencies": Object {
+    "build": Array [
+      Object {
+        "projects": "dependencies",
+        "target": "build",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  "tasksRunnerOptions": Object {
+    "default": Object {
+      "options": Object {
+        "cacheableOperations": Array [
+          "build",
+          "lint",
+          "test",
+          "e2e",
+        ],
+      },
+      "runner": "nx/tasks-runners/default",
+    },
+  },
+  "workspaceLayout": Object {
+    "appsDir": "projects",
+    "libsDir": "projects",
+  },
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`workspace move to nx layout cypress should handle project configuration without cypress-run or cypress-open 1`] = `
 Object {
   "implicitDependencies": Array [
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts
index 69fe1642abfc8..26d14de0684b6 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.spec.ts
@@ -632,41 +632,102 @@ describe('workspace', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('preserve angular cli layout', () => {
+  describe('--preserve-angular-cli-layout', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      tree.write('/package.json', JSON.stringify({ devDependencies: {} }));
-      tree.write('/angular.json', JSON.stringify({ projects: { myproj: {} } }));
-      tree.write('/tsconfig.json', '{"compilerOptions": {}}');
+      tree.write(
+        'package.json',
+        JSON.stringify({ name: 'my-scope', devDependencies: {} })
+      );
+      tree.write('angular.json', JSON.stringify({ projects: { myproj: {} } }));
+      tree.write('tsconfig.json', '{"compilerOptions": {}}');
     });
 
     it('should update package.json', async () => {
-      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, {
-        preserveAngularCliLayout: true,
-      });
+      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, { preserveAngularCliLayout: true });
 
-      const d = readJson(tree, '/package.json').devDependencies;
-      expect(d['@nrwl/workspace']).toBeDefined();
-      expect(d['@nrwl/angular']).not.toBeDefined();
+      const { devDependencies } = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+      expect(devDependencies['@nrwl/workspace']).toBeDefined();
+      expect(devDependencies['nx']).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it('should create nx.json', async () => {
-      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, {
-        preserveAngularCliLayout: true,
-      });
+      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, { preserveAngularCliLayout: true });
 
-      const nxJson = readJson(tree, '/nx.json');
-      expect(nxJson.npmScope).toEqual('myproj');
-      expect(nxJson.workspaceLayout).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'nx.json')).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
     it('should create decorate-angular-cli.js', async () => {
-      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, {
-        preserveAngularCliLayout: true,
-      });
-      const s = readJson(tree, '/package.json').scripts;
+      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, { preserveAngularCliLayout: true });
+
+      expect(tree.exists('/decorate-angular-cli.js')).toBe(true);
+      const { scripts } = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+      expect(scripts.postinstall).toBe('node ./decorate-angular-cli.js');
+    });
+
+    it('should support multiple projects', async () => {
+      const angularJson = {
+        $schema: './node_modules/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json',
+        version: 1,
+        defaultProject: 'app1',
+        newProjectRoot: 'projects',
+        projects: {
+          app1: {
+            root: '',
+            sourceRoot: 'src',
+            architect: {
+              build: {
+                options: { tsConfig: 'tsconfig.app.json' },
+              },
+              test: {
+                options: { tsConfig: 'tsconfig.spec.json' },
+              },
+              e2e: {
+                builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:protractor',
+                options: { protractorConfig: 'e2e/protractor.conf.js' },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          app2: {
+            root: 'projects/app2',
+            sourceRoot: 'projects/app2/src',
+            architect: {
+              build: {
+                options: { tsConfig: 'projects/app2/tsconfig.app.json' },
+              },
+              test: {
+                options: { tsConfig: 'projects/app2/tsconfig.spec.json' },
+              },
+              e2e: {
+                builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:protractor',
+                options: {
+                  protractorConfig: 'projects/app2/e2e/protractor.conf.js',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          lib1: {
+            root: 'projects/lib1',
+            sourceRoot: 'projects/lib1/src',
+            architect: {
+              build: {
+                options: { tsConfig: 'projects/lib1/tsconfig.lib.json' },
+              },
+              test: {
+                options: { tsConfig: 'projects/lib1/tsconfig.spec.json' },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      tree.write('/angular.json', JSON.stringify(angularJson));
+
+      await migrateFromAngularCli(tree, { preserveAngularCliLayout: true });
 
-      expect(tree.read('/decorate-angular-cli.js')).not.toBe(null);
-      expect(s.postinstall).toEqual('node ./decorate-angular-cli.js');
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'angular.json')).toStrictEqual(angularJson);
+      expect(tree.exists('/decorate-angular-cli.js')).toBe(true);
+      const { scripts } = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+      expect(scripts.postinstall).toBe('node ./decorate-angular-cli.js');
+      expect(readJson(tree, 'nx.json')).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.ts
index 324282abdc4a3..f70bbadd107ab 100755
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/migrate-from-angular-cli.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function migrateFromAngularCli(
   rawOptions: GeneratorOptions
 ) {
   const projects = getAllProjects(tree);
-  const options = normalizeOptions(rawOptions, projects);
+  const options = normalizeOptions(tree, rawOptions, projects);
 
   if (options.preserveAngularCliLayout) {
     addDependenciesToPackageJson(
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/normalize-options.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/normalize-options.ts
index 94966d8a11510..b4c5c5c0c9c8d 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/normalize-options.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/normalize-options.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
-import { names } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import { joinPathFragments, names, readJson, Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { GeneratorOptions } from '../schema';
 import { WorkspaceProjects } from './types';
 
 export function normalizeOptions(
+  tree: Tree,
   options: GeneratorOptions,
   projects: WorkspaceProjects
 ): GeneratorOptions {
-  // TODO: this restrictions will be removed, it's here temporarily to
-  // execute for both a full migration and a minimal one to maintain
-  // the current behavior
-  const hasLibraries = projects.libs.length > 0;
-  if (projects.apps.length > 2 || hasLibraries) {
-    throw new Error('Can only convert projects with one app');
-  }
-
   let npmScope = options.npmScope ?? options.name;
   if (npmScope) {
     npmScope = names(npmScope).fileName;
-  } else {
-    npmScope = projects.apps[0].name;
+  } else if (projects.libs.length > 0) {
+    // try get the scope from any library that have one
+    for (const lib of projects.libs) {
+      const { name } = readJson(
+        tree,
+        joinPathFragments(lib.config.root, 'package.json')
+      );
+      if (name.startsWith('@')) {
+        npmScope = name.split('/')[0].substring(1);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!npmScope) {
+    // use the name (scope if exists) in the root package.json
+    const { name } = readJson(tree, 'package.json');
+    npmScope = name.startsWith('@') ? name.split('/')[0].substring(1) : name;
   }
 
   return { ...options, npmScope };
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/workspace.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/workspace.ts
index a8903a40051e3..9b8e0ec9d0e7a 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/ng-add/utilities/workspace.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ export function validateWorkspace(
       throw new Error('Cannot find angular.json');
     }
 
+    // TODO: this restrictions will be removed when support for multiple
+    // projects is added
+    if (projects.apps.length > 2 || projects.libs.length > 0) {
+      throw new Error('Can only convert projects with one app');
+    }
+
     const e2eKey = getE2eKey(projects);
     const e2eApp = getE2eProject(projects);
 
@@ -97,19 +103,7 @@ export function createNxJson(
   options: GeneratorOptions,
   setWorkspaceLayoutAsNewProjectRoot: boolean = false
 ): void {
-  const { projects = {}, newProjectRoot = '' } = readJson(tree, 'angular.json');
-  // TODO: temporarily leaving this here because it's the old behavior for a
-  // minimal migration, will be removed in a later PR
-  const hasLibraries = Object.keys(projects).find(
-    (project) =>
-      projects[project].projectType &&
-      projects[project].projectType !== 'application'
-  );
-  if (Object.keys(projects).length !== 1 || hasLibraries) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The schematic can only be used with Angular CLI workspaces with a single application.`
-    );
-  }
+  const { newProjectRoot = '' } = readJson(tree, 'angular.json');
 
   writeJson<NxJsonConfiguration>(tree, 'nx.json', {
     npmScope: options.npmScope,