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Strategies for Introducing XP to New Client Sites

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Extreme Programming and Agile Methods — XP/Agile Universe 2002 (XP/Agile Universe 2002)

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In this article, the author shares how ThoughtWorks introduced XP into an organization and successfully completed a bleeding edge technology project with client staff that had no previous experience using an Agile development approach. This article illustrates not only how XP helped make the project a success, but provides other valuable lessons learned regarding the introduction of XP at client sites.

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Rasmusson, J. (2002). Strategies for Introducing XP to New Client Sites. In: Wells, D., Williams, L. (eds) Extreme Programming and Agile Methods — XP/Agile Universe 2002. XP/Agile Universe 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2418. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45672-4_5

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