4.3.1 Our highest priority is to support our community through continuing creation of opportunities to deliver insight, learning, and networking .
4.3.2 We actively support collaboration within our community.
4.3.3 We embrace the energy of the motivated individuals in our community. We lean towards new initiatives and towards trust in those individuals to support our values while pursuing those initiatives.
We empower
We strive to support the exploration of Agile processes and practices within our community.
4.3.4 Value delivered to the community is the primary measure of our success.
4.3.5 Simpler is better.
4.3.6 The best outcomes emerge from self-organizing teams.
4.3.7 At regular intervals, we reflect on how to become more effective, then tune and adjust.
4.3.8 Participants are free from sponsor intrusion; sponsors may make themselves accessible; participants always have choice
4.3.9 We publicly appreciate supporters of our community
4.3.10 We fulfill our obligations to sponsors
4.3.11 We clarify sponsor expectations before engaging.
4.3.12 We value and foster connections to enhance the local agile community.
4.3.13 Money
Our accounting books are always open
Our spending decisions come from open consensus of CoCo, and are captured in public minutes.
For spending decisions, community support comes first.
The burden of managing the money must be less than it's value
It's not about the money.
BayAPLN treats money matters in a way that complies with the values and legal requirements of our fiscal administrator: Dayspring, Inc.
BayAPLN avoids debt
Our financial dealings are congruent with our charter.
We apply continuous improvement methods to our financial processes.
We actively solicit community involvement and suggestions about BayAPLN's resource allocations.