1. Early & continuous delivery

Coverage of tests

• Graph our progress

Demo every second week

• Show off our work
• This is our priority

2. Welcome changes in requirements

Ensure we all understand the impact together

• Agree on the solution
• Agree on the impact

Don't "YES MAN" to business

• Agree that we can do the change
• Assess the impact

3. Deliver working software rapidly

Define acceptance criteria

• Understand the story

Size the story correctly

• Don't size the story until you understand the story

Don't arrive at Planning 1 without trying to understand the top 4/5 stories in the backlog

4. Business people and developers work together daily

Build relationships with linked domains

• Assume best intent

Kill noise immediately

Avoid being negative

Be transparent - no hidden agenda

5. Motivated individuals

Be honest

Respect the retrospectives

Trust that we will deliver

Trust that we will get the job done

6. Face-to-face dialog

If we aren't talking we don't know the whole story

• The intention can get lost in translation via SMS / email
• Have a conversation
• Invite other domains to stand-ups

7. Working software is the primary measure of progress

Define acceptance criteria

• Agree on what completion is
• Automated testing prevents regression

Defects should make us sad

Demo as a team

8. Maintain a constant pace indefinitely

Be honest with size

• We will be happy
• Don't over commit to business

9. Give continuous attention to technical excellence

Highlight burning topics

Add technical improvements to backlog

• Never say never
• Try not to compromise technical excellence

Be disciplined in approach

• Use automated approaches
• Minimise manual intervention

10. Keep it simple

Do we really need it?

• Understand when / how the problem occurs
• Don't develop for the exception

Deliver features that don't require training

11. Self-organise teams

We all have a voice

• Autonomy
• Nothing should suck
• Lee doesn't want to dictate

Leverage each other strengths

Push comfort zone

12. Respect the retro!

Honesty

• Honesty
• Honesty
• Honesty