The Art of Agile Development

432 Pages·2008·9.53 MB·English

by  James Shore

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James Shore and Shane Warden
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Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................ xiii
Part I. Getting Started
1. Why Agile? .......................................................... 3
Understanding Success 4
Beyond Deadlines 4
The Importance of Organizational Success 5
Enter Agility 6
2. How to Be Agile ..................................................... 9
Agile Methods 9
Don’t Make Your Own Method 10
The Road to Mastery 11
Find a Mentor 12
3. Understanding XP ................................................. 15
The XP Lifecycle 18
The XP Team 27
XP Concepts 39
4. Adopting XP ....................................................... 43
Is XP Right for Us? 43
Go! 51
Assess Your Agility 62
Part II. Practicing XP
5. Thinking ........................................................... 69
Pair Programming 71
Energized Work 79
Informative Workspace 83
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