Adopting Xp Pattern Language

Patterns for groups Transitioning To Extreme Programming. You've bought into the concept of Extreme Programming. You know what all the main practices are (if not, go to Extreme Programming Core Practices), but you're having trouble getting your organization to adopt certain of the practices, or you're just not sure where to start in the first place. This page is for you.

This page lists patterns and Proto Patterns for Adopting Xp. It does not list patterns for adopting practices that are Almost Extreme Programming, although these may or may not be worthwhile practices (e.g. Customer Shadowing).

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Patterns

Note: Items marked below with an asterisk (*) are Proto Patterns (currently most are, but hopefully this will improve soon). Promote a Proto Pattern to a Pattern when it has been shown to have been Used Three Times.

How do we ...

Begin (and where)?

Dont Call It Extreme *

Identify The Worst Problem *

First Create The Mailbox *

Adopt Unit Tests First *

Establish Your Credibility *

Extreme Hour/Extreme Hour Pattern *

Adopt Unit Tests?

Let The Tests Speak For Themselves *

Forget The Debugger *

Runa Test First Challenge

Adopt acceptance testing?

Programmers Control Acceptance Tests *

Adopt simple design?

Save Lots Of Money *

Adopt Sustainable Pace (Forty Hour Week)?

Delimit Your Responsibility *

Adopt Pair Programming?

Hit Em With The Research *

Pair Non Believers With Believers *

Sell Pair Programming As Training *

Adopt Refactoring?

Adopt Unit Tests First *

Adopt Planning Game?

Shop For Index Cards *

Fixed Price Contracts With Change Control *

Or, how to go about Extreme Programming In Enemy Territory.

From the Xp Mailing List poll "What are the top 3 practices you find difficult to put in practice at your work place? (Please, check only 3. Thanks!)":

(There's some discussion at groups.yahoo.com . Does anyone have a reference for the original discussion when the poll was announced. It's _hard_ searching 70,000 messages!)

See Adopting Xp Pattern Language Discussion

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