The Aphex Method

Principles for delivering projects

At Aphex, our team has the privilege of seeing the inner workings of hundreds of major projects worldwide. Over the years, we've noticed that the most successful projects — those that close the loop between what's planned and what's delivered — share specific traits.

The Aphex Method distills these shared traits into concise principles and practices for everyone to use. Extensively battle-tested, the Method aims to make project delivery more reliable for everyone involved, from the back office to the frontline.

Core Principles

Together, not apart
1.1
Give the frontline bandwidth, not busywork
1.2
Measure flow, not just criticality
1.3
You can't plan what you don't know
1.4
Rhythm is everything
1.5
Match methods to project characteristics
1.6
Simplicity beats sophistication
1.7

Practices

Planning

Set clear targets
2.1
Start simple
2.2
Embrace progressive planning horizons
2.3
Run a disciplined weekly cycle
2.4

Coordinating

Establish a daily coordination rhythm
3.1
Find and clear blockers
3.2
Intensify the rhythm as complexity increases
3.3

Measuring

Capture delays, don't hide them
4.1
Capture issues when they happen
4.2