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.
