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 How to build your own internal skunkworks.
-The lockheed principles:
+===The original :Lockheed principles===
+*'''Have a set of core values that define the team''': Favour what is right for the project and the outputs, even if it requires breaking with company common practices and culture.
+*'''Have sponsors''': Develop sponsors outside the group who can help cut through the red tape and institutional resistance.
 *'''Give free rein''': Let the team manager have complete practical control of all aspects of the programme".
 *'''Keep it small''': The number of people on the project "must be restricted in an almost vicious manner. Use a small number of good people (ten to 25 per cent compared to the so-called normal systems). This should self-select.
-*'''Be like a shark: keep moving''': Let the team collaborate and [[iterate]] easily. Promote agility. Lightweight tools. Like SharePoint. Favour agility over robustness.
+*'''Be like a shark: keep moving''': Let the team collaborate and [[iterate]] easily. Promote agility. Lightweight tools. Like SharePoint. Favour agility over robustness. Quid pro quo: act with ''urgency''.  Set strict milestones, deadlines and budgets so everyone acts with a sense of urgency.
+*'''Delivery early, continuously, and iterate''':
+*'''Log everything''': Keep as much data on everything as you can: you need to explain what you’ve been doing and why it was worthwhile even if it didn’t work. Have as few reports as you can, but document important work thoroughly.
+*'''No secrets in the group, top secret outside it''': Let the people in the group have the big picture. Tell people what you ''have'' achieved, not what you're planning to achieve. Hence: no business plan.
-*'''Log everything''': Keep as much data on everything as you can: you need to explain what you’ve been doing and why it was worthwhile even if it didn’t work.
+===Additional ones===
-*'''No secrets in the group, top secret outside it''':  Tell people what you ''have'' achieved, not what you're planning to achieve. Hence: no business plan.
-There's no point in working on a secret project if you don't keep it secret. "Access by outsiders to the project and its personnel must be strictly controlled by appropriate security measures."
-Additional ones:
 '''Have a kill switch''': if a project is working out, be prepared to nix it. Ask: what have we learned? What could we tweak which realistically might make a difference? If you can’t think of anything, let it go. But record your results.