Organizational Principles

This chapter offers some practical advice and insight that will make it easier to apply the patterns. You need to know when an organization is ready to try out patterns and, once it has started, you need to know how to apply the patterns. You need to know what to do when a pattern doesn't seem to be working. This isn't just an academic exercise: your organization is on the line. Success often comes in the details. Here, we offer some insight on the most important contextual factors that contribute to the long-term success of the patterns themselves.