Re: XP adoption [was XP and estimation]
Andrey Khavryuchenko <[email protected]>
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| Organization | KDS Software Group |
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Bill,
"BW" == Bill Walton wrote:
BW> It is one of my goals to explore what the liklihood is that XP will be
BW> adopted as the mainstream practice.
As common among Kiev University and Kiev Politech Institute joke says:
The probability of every event is 50%: it will happen or not.
Why you would be interested in the likelihood?
If you're interested in XP adoption in mainstream -- do XP.
If not -- do not.
BW> And I definitely do think that that will either require a certain type
BW> of corporate culture or be an enabler re: a change in the corporate
BW> culture. Since I'm new to XP, the approach I've had to take is kind
BW> of bottom-up. Learn about XP, find out what the "sticking points" are
BW> in it's adoption in these environments, explore from there the
BW> question of the existing culture and it's implications re: XP
BW> adoption, and from there identify what the culture requirements are or
BW> how XP could change the culture that's in place.
It's midnight here, in Kiev. I can hardly parse your approach.
I suggest simpler one: do XP.
BW> There's an increasing level of interest in agile business. Culture
BW> change is incredibly difficult in large organizations.
Culture change is incredibly easy: change yourself and invite others to
change with you.
BW> My working hypothesis is that XP might well be a catalyst of great
BW> value.
Why not verify your hypothesis by practice?
[...]
>> OK: the company abandons all thought of management as "herding cats"
>> and simply gives teams of people responsibilities to fulfill while
>> making every effort to remove obstacles that the teams discover.
BW> Let's posit that as the ideal.
>> What are our chances?
BW> What if we approach it in XP style? Let's break the stories above down.
BW> They look bigger than one iteration to me ;-)
Story #1. Start doing XP.
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Andrey V Khavryuchenko http://www.kds.com.ua/
Silver Bullet Software Solutions http://www.kds.com.ua/edu/
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