The whole method is based on nine principles, which are discussed in more detail later on, but it is useful to list them here. The first four define the foundations on which the DSDM is built and the other five provide the principles that have guided the structure of the method.
Njia nzima ni kulingana na kanuni tisa, ambayo ni kujadiliwa kwa undani zaidi baadaye, lakini ni muhimu kwa orodha yao hapa. nne za kwanza kufafanua foundations ambayo DSDM ni kujengwa na wengine watano kutoa kanuni ambazo kuongozwa muundo wa mbinu.