5. As you become confident that you are practicing XP correctly??”again, give it several months??”start
experimenting with changes that aren??™t ???by the book.??? (See Part III.) Each time you make a change,
observe what happens and make further improvements.
Find a Mentor
As you adapt XP to your situation, you??™re likely to run into problems and challenges. I provide solutions
for a wide variety of common problems, but you??™re still likely to encounter situations that I don??™t cover.
For these situations, you need a mentor: an outside expert who has mastered the art of agile development.
NOTE
If you can get an expert to coach your team directly, that??™s even better. However, even
master coaches benefit from an outside perspective when they encounter problems.
The hardest part of finding a mentor is finding someone with enough experience in agile development.
Sources to try include:
??? Other groups practicing XP in your organization
??? Other companies practicing XP in your area
??? A local XP/Agile user group
??? XP/Agile consultants
??? The XP mailing list: extremeprogramming@yahoogroups.com
Teams new to XP often
underapply its practices.
12 C H A P T E R 2 : H O W T O B E A G I L E
I can??™t predict every problem you??™ll encounter, but I can help you see when things are going wrong.
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