# Source Basis and Licence ### Primary Source This playbook is based on the GOV.UK Service Manual agile delivery guidance: The GOV.UK guidance covers agile principles, agile methods, tools and techniques, user stories, planning, prioritisation, roadmaps, governance, measuring progress, spending controls, running and improving services, discovery, alpha, beta, live and retiring services. ### Licence Position GOV.UK states that its content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. Open Government Licence v3.0: ### Adaptation Statement This GitBook is not a copy of the GOV.UK Service Manual. It is a tailored operating guide that adapts the GOV.UK agile delivery approach for our professional services model. The tailoring adds: * Statement of Work alignment * commercial governance * milestone and acceptance controls * reusable IP and accelerator controls * supplier and subcontractor alignment * security and data assurance * delivery evidence standards * practical checklists and templates ### How to Reference This Internally When presenting this process to customers or partners, describe it as: > Our agile delivery process is aligned to the GOV.UK Service Manual agile delivery guidance and tailored for statement-of-work-led professional services, controlled IP reuse, enterprise governance and high-assurance delivery. ### Important Boundary This playbook explains our delivery process. It does not replace the contract, Framework Agreement, Statement of Work, data processing terms, security schedule or any other legally binding document. Where there is conflict, the signed contractual documents take precedence. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://framework.aic.io/agile-delivery-playbook/source-basis-and-licence.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.