# AME3 [[AME3]] ([[Why GAME3 Has Been Renamed to AME3|formly named GAME3]]) provides a framework to lead the evolution of a business's products and services. [[Acronym AME3|GAME3 stands for]] **A**daptive **M**etaframework for **E**mpirical **E**nterprise **E**volution. With AME3 an enterprise can adopt an operational model based on three [[The New New Enterprise Game|pillars]]: An [[Leadership|Agile Leadership System]], a [[Strategy|Strategy for Evolution]], and [[Rules|Enterprise-wide Rules]]. AME3 is fostering the use of popular [[Agile]] & [[Lean]] methods like [[Scrum]], [[LeSS]] and [[Kanban]] in combination with decision frameworks like [[Cynefin]] and [[Wardley Mapping]]. It therefore [[AME3 on the shoulder of giants|stands on the shoulders of giants]]. The framework is designed primarily for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, larger enterprises can also implement it within sufficiently autonomous divisions. The idea of AME3 stated to evolved in 2004, when [[Andreas Schliep]] and [[Peter Beck]] were part of one of the earliest scaled Scrum-based organizations. Over the course of numerous experiments conducted within their own company, consulting engagements with clients, and extensive collaboration with the Agile, Lean, and Scrum communities, the concept of [[AME3]] emerged into a concrete picture. The various elements that comprise its unique approach are published at [ame3.info](https://ame3.info).