Re: Sticking point

Hi J. B.,

> All right. Let's step back from the shippable CD, then. I'll take a
> few steps back and see where the sweet spot is. Go down the list
> until you find the first thing you think provides business value
> every iteration.
>
> 1. A physical CD with working features to date.
> 2. An install image of the working features to date, available on an
> internal network.
> 3. An install image of the working features to date sitting on
> someone's machine.
> 4. A version of the working features to date installed on someone's
> machine.
> 5. A built, but unpackaged version of the working features to date.

If it runs and demonstrates all of the features, #5 is the one.

> 6. A "tagged version" of the source of the working features to date.

> > Are there other things that you practise on every iteration, even
> > if you don't need the results on each iteration?
>
> All the XP practices, for 12.

You don't need the results of those practices on each iteration?

> Beyond that and shipping the software every iteration to get
> feedback from the customer, I can't think of anything specific; but
> then, I haven't been on an XP project in nearly a year. :)
>
> There's a clue in that last paragraph: if I don't ship the software
> to the customer every iteration, how do I get feedback on the
> running system?

Invite the customer to your machine.

Dale



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