The Manage by Exception principle empowers individuals and teams by delegating decision-making within defined tolerances. It ensures governance is efficient by allowing project managers and teams to operate independently within agreed limits, escalating only when exceptions occur. This approach promotes self-management, autonomy, and accountability, which are key to agility, while maintaining control through governance boundaries.

The other principles focus on different aspects: business justification relates to ongoing viability, tailoring adapts the method, and focusing on products emphasizes deliverables but do not specifically address empowerment through governance.