Promote Good Communications
Formal-Conscious-Explicit

Methodologies aid by making the way(s) that we work together--the
goals, steps, etc.--explicit so that everyone knows about the work
being done.  This means that the decisions are visible and deliberate,
rather than hidden and implicit.  It also means that an appropriate
level of formal process is used, with clearly marked beginnings,
endings, stages, responsibilities, etc.

Iterative

The next step in a process almost always provides insights,
definition, and other information about earlier steps.  We believe
that the methodology must recognize this and provide good support for
revision and iteration through the various steps.

Incentive/Reward

The major benefits of using a methodology must derive from the
methodology itself, not from external "payoffs."  While management
support for using the methodology is expected, the team and individual
commitment to using the methodology are the most important.  Further,
since most benefits from using a methodology are "long-term" or
"large-scale" ones, the benefits must be carefully promoted in
comparison to apparent short-term "wins" from not using the
methodology.