This document discusses the principles behind agile processes and how understanding principles, not just rules, allows for improvement. It explains the concepts of "Shu, Ha, Ri" which represent different stages of learning - initial mimicry, beginning to understand, and creating new variations. The document argues that a static process cannot achieve the best results in a dynamic world, and that understanding the principles behind a process allows it to be improved. It includes the text of the Agile Manifesto which outlines 12 principles of agile development like prioritizing customer satisfaction, welcoming changing requirements, and frequent delivery of working software. The conclusion encourages challenging and improving processes while honoring the Manifesto.

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AGILE
PRINCIPLES
MORE THAN THE
MANIFESTO
Will Sansbury
Director, User Experience

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If we understand the rules of a process,
we can follow it.
If we understand the principles behind a process,
we can improve it.

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Shu mimic
Ha inspect
Ri adapt

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In Shu,
we follow the rules explicitly
even if we’re not really sure
they make sense.

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In Ha,
we are beginning to understand
the value of the movements
we’ve been mimicking.

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In Ri,
we create new movements
that build upon the movements we’ve learned
to better express the underlying values.

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Isn’t following the process good enough?
Why do we have to worry about improving it?

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Our world is dynamic and ever-changing.
Why do we think
we can get the best results possible
with a static process?

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If we understand the rules of a process,
we can follow it.
If we understand the principles behind a process,
we can improve it.

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Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
While there is value in the items on the right,
we value the items on the left more.
THE MANIFESTO

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1. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer
through early and continuous delivery of valuable
software.
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late
in development. Agile processes harness change
for the customer's competitive advantage.
3. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple
of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference
to the shorter timescale.
4. Business people and developers must
work together daily throughout the project.
5. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give
them the environment and support they need, and
trust them to get the job done.
6. The most efficient and effective method
of conveying information to and within a
development team is face-to-face conversation.
7. Working software is the primary measure of
progress.
8. Agile processes promote sustainable
development. The sponsors, developers, and users
should be able to maintain a constant pace
indefinitely.
9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and
good design enhances agility.
10. Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of
work not done—is essential.
11. The best architectures, requirements, and
designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
12. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to
become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its
behavior accordingly.

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Challenge your process.
Improve your process.
But make sure you’re honoring
the Agile Manifesto and its principles.