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Page 1: The 20 Standish Group rules based on the Success versus ...The 20 Standish Group rules based on theSuccess versus Value orthogonal to achieve a value-based environment Rule#1 Leaders

The20Standish Grouprules based onthe Success versusValueorthogonal to achieve avalue-based environment

Rule #1Leadersshould lead:Every projectneeds askilled executivesponsor.

Velocityversuscontrol

orthogonal

Less versusmoreorthogonal

Riskversuscomfort

orthogonal

Value

Worthless

Failure

Success

Rule #2Alwaysbe communicative:Haveand use an easyandstraightforwardmethodofcommunication.

Rule #3Therule ofthree:focusonitems,goals,benefits.

Rule #4Peopleoverprocess:creating andmaintaining acommunity.

Rule #5Don’t fail to fail:Theonly timeyou reallyfail iswhen you donot try.

Rule #6Action isbetter than clarity:Reduce orgive upcontrolofthe businessobjectives toencourage and promote innovation.

Rule #7Justdo it:Observe,orient,decide and act.

Rule #8Eagles don’t flock:Haveasmallteam,withonly highly talented persons.

Rule #9Speedthrills:Havefast userfeedbackandspeedy delivery.

Rule #10Astitch intimesaves nine:After each quality assurance levelit will cost 10times moreinterms oftimeand money to fixadefectasinthe priorstage.

Rule #11Don’t confuseactivity with progress:Focuss ondelivering products and not onuseless processes.

Rule #12Don’t reinvent the wheel:Use existing components to completeaprojectrather than developing them from scratch.

Rule #13Only dowhat isimportant: 20%ofsoftwarefeaturesactually getused.

Rule #14Complexity causes confusion and costs:Alwayskeepit simple.

Rule #15Good things come insmallpackages:Alwayskeepit small.

Rule #16Halfaloaf isbetter than none: Theproductevolves.Startwith incompleterequirements.

Rule #17Runemotions high:Organizational cultureimprovements increases the value ofthe portfolio.

Rule #18Only count what counts: Trackthreemeasurements accurately.

Rule #19Lay agood foundation: Standardinfraand developmentenvironment.

Rule #20Toolsarefor fools:Toolsdon’t deliver enough value for money.

Mostofthe highvalue projects inthe Standish GroupdatabaseareSAFE projects (Simple,Absorbent, Fast and Economical)

HennyPortman, Febr’2016.Based onthe ChaosManifesto2014:ValueversusSuccess &the Orthogonals.

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