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1. CEO , Monitoring and Evaluation Institute
Project Management Professional,
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Policy Advocate
aliyuaminuahmed@gmail.com , 08056155435
Aliyu Aminu Ahmed
Agile for Good Governance

2. Outline
Agile for Good Governance
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What is governance?
Governance principles
Corporate Governance
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Evolution of governance
Defining Agile Methodology
Agile for good governance

3. 1 What is governance?
“The exercise of economic, political, and administrative
authority to manage a country’s affairs at all levels. It
comprises mechanisms, processes, and institutions
through which citizens and groups articulate their
interests, exercise their legal rights, meet their obligations,
and mediate their differences.” UNDP.

4. LEGITIMACYAND
VOICE
–Participation(allmalesand
females)shouldhaveavoicein
decision-making
PERFORMANCE
Responsiveness,Effectivenessand
efficiency
ACCOUNTABILITYAND
TRANSPARENCY
freeflowofinformation
DIRECTIONAND
STRATEGICVISION
Short-term andlong-termvision
Governance Principles
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FAIRNESSANDEQUITY
equalopportunitiesforallunder
clearruleoflaw

5. "a system by which
business organizations
are directed and
controlled".-
OECD
Corporate Governance
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6. TECHNOLOGY
technology and the
information
revolution
GLOBALIZATION
The world is
now a global
village
FREEDOM
increasing
citizens demand
for freedom,
transparency
and
accountability
ECONOMY
pursuit of economic
growth and
sustainable
development
DEMOCRACY
Democracy is bring
people close to
good governance
4 Evolution of governance
Like everything else governance is evolving

7. Agile methodology is a type of
project management process,
where demands and solutions
evolve through the collaboration,
self-organizing and cross-
functional teams and their
customers/stakeholders
5 Defining Agile Methodology

8. Public Sector
Civil Society Sector
Private Sector
6 Application of Agile

9. Individuals and interactions over processes
and tools
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Working software over comprehensive
documentation
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Customer collaboration over contract
negotiation
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Responding to change over following a
plan
Agile was formally launched in 2001 when 17 technologists drafted the Agile Manifesto(http://agilemanifesto.org/).
They wrote four major principles for agile project management, with the goal of developing better software:
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7 Four Major Principles of Agile

10. agile for good governance ≠ good agile governance

11. 8 Agile for good governance
Agile for good governance is a new innovation by Nigerians for Nigeria, the concept was introduced recently
MADE BY NIGERIANS FOR NIGERIA
17 Agilists (within Nigeria and Diaspora),
VALUES
They have developed four (4) Values
PRINCIPLES
They have developed twelve (12) principles

12. Equitable
Transparency
Consensus-driven
Effective
Good governance
Representative
Justice
Inclusive
Efficient
Visionary
Objective
Economic Growth and sustainable development
Characteristics of Agile Good Governance
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13. 1. SITUATION ANALYSIS
Identify individuals and
organizations to collaborate with
to promote Agile Movement in
Nigeria
3. PRIORITIZATION
Prioritize public sector
2. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
Focus on governance transformation in Nigeria. When
it works well, then sell the idea to the world
4. ACTION
Build capacity and participate in
governance and leadership in
Nigeria
NEXT STEPS
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14. ‘fail fast and learn quickly’.
Be Agile! –simplicity,flexibilityandadaptability

15. THANK YOU ALL

16. Q&A
CEO , Monitoring and Evaluation Institute
Project Management Professional,
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Policy Advocate
aliyuaminuahmed@gmail.com , 08056155435
Aliyu Aminu Ahmed