Chapter 2

Being Disciplined

Better decisions lead to better outcomes.

Key Points in This Chapter

•The Agile Manifesto is a great starting point, but it isn't sufficient.

•Lean principles are critical to success for agile solution delivery teams in the enterprise.

•The DA mindset is based on eight principles, seven promises, and eight guidelines.

What does it mean to be disciplined? To be disciplined is to do the things that we know are good for us, things that usually require hard work and perseverance. It requires discipline to regularly delight our customers. It takes discipline for teams to become awesome. It requires discipline for leaders to ensure that their people have a safe environment to work in. It takes discipline to recognize ...

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