This document discusses Atern, an agile project delivery framework developed by the DSDM Consortium. It provides an overview of Atern, including its philosophy, principles, process, techniques and benefits. Some key points include: Atern focuses on early delivery, user involvement, and iterative development to ensure projects meet business needs; common reasons for project failure include lack of user involvement and poor communication; and using Atern techniques like iterative development and timeboxing can help improve productivity, reduce delivery times, and increase success rates for projects.