Agile Business Manifesto
The twelve principles of agile business align closely with those that were originated in the agile manifesto.
The 12 principles behind the Agile Business Manifesto
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1. The primary orientation is towards customer need delivered through constant improvement of customer experience
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2. Strategies and tactics are highly adaptive and responsive, and change is welcomed
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3. Iterative, sprint working delivers customer value through continuous progress and momentum
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4. Effective cross-functional collaboration, supported through clear intent, is critical for success
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5. Build companies with motivated individuals. Empower teams to deliver through a flexible working environment characterised by trust and comfort with dissent
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6. Bureaucracy and politics are minimised, co-location and face-to-face communication are maximised wherever possible
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7. Working outputs are the optimum measure of progress and success
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8. Agile business supports relentless and sustainable innovation and progress. Change and iteration is constant, and the pace of progress never slows
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9. Technical excellence and good design are central to maintaining pace and agility
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10. Minimise wasted effort, duplication and resources
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11. The best results emerge from small teams with a high degree of autonomy
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12. Continuous improvement is achieved through embedded reflection time, and behaviours and culture that support learning