Tournament

The Tournament is the enterprise-level constraint that implements the Anticipate, Advance and Assess loop across the entire organization. It spans one or multiple Matches and enables Accountable Representatives to assess the Enterprise Product, while the Enterprise Owner decides on strategic changes to Ambitions and the Enterprise Backlog.

• The Tournament is an Anticipate, Advance and Assess Loop for the entire Enterprise.

• Each Tournament is a fixed period of one Match or a multiple of Matches, but not more than one year, preferable 3 months
• With each Tournament the Accountable Representatives …
  1. … are assessing the Enterprise Product by updating their landscape toward evolution, and
  2. … are suggesting changes to Ambitions and the Enterprise Backlog, and
  3. the Enterprise Owner is deciding on changes to the Ambitions and the Enterprise Backlog.
• The Enterprise System Lead oversees the application of Anticipate, Advance and Assess practices within the Tournament. Planning and Execution are covered by the Matches of the Arenas.