The goal of the three APM management principles is not repeatability, but reliability. Making a repeatable process yields tons of paperwork and other compliance activities in a vain attempt to make a project repeatable. Once the project is complete, why would you want to repeat it? The problem has already been solved. Reliability, on the other hand, means that you can continually solve problems with a relatively high chance of success.
The first management principle is to encourage exploration. Agile methodologies, including APM, are based around being able to respond to change, to “roll with the punches.” In a climate of constant change and innovative product development, new ideas need to be explored before the best one, or the best one-at-the-time, is pursued.
Managers also need to focus on building adaptive, self-organizing teams. This principle involves getting the right people, letting them know what the constraints are, facilitating communication, and guiding the team when necessary. In this chaordic environment (living at the edge of chaos, see Scrum Overview for more info) self-discipline is mandatory.
Finally, managers need to simplify. Simplicity enables the team to move as quickly as possible. This is represented through a barely sufficient process, the absolute minimum that we need, then taking away just a little bit, and generative rules, rules that tell you what to strive for in general, rather than specifically what to do and what not to do.
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