Make Policies Explicit
Category: Flow & Kanban Principles
Principle Intent
Surface and document the rules that govern how work is selected, prioritized, and handled. Explicit policies enable consistent decisions and make system behavior understandable.
How to Apply This Principle
This principle is part of the Entrowise Principles Library and is used in the PPA Method to diagnose recurring delivery problems and develop principle-aligned actions. When this principle is violated, delivery teams often experience recurring symptoms that resist solution because the root cause—the violated principle—is never addressed directly.