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???Things were different for me,??? Jeff added. ???I haven??™t been here as long as Kim. In my last company,
we didn??™t have any structure at all. People just did what they felt was right. That worked OK when we
were starting out, but after a few years we started having terrible problems with quality. We were always
under the gun to meet deadlines, and we were constantly running into surprises that prevented us from
releasing on time. Here, although we??™re still able to do what we think is right, there??™s enough structure
for everyone to understand what??™s going on and make constant progress.???
???It??™s made our life easier,??? Kim said enthusiastically. ???We get a lot more done...???
???...and it??™s higher quality,??? Jeff finished. ???You??™ve got to watch out for Kim??”she??™ll never stop raving
about how great it is to work together.??? He grinned. ???She??™s right, you know. It is. Now let??™s go tell the
other programmers about the new examples Mary and I added.???
U N D E R S T A N D I N G X P 17
The XP Lifecycle
One of the most astonishing premises of XP is that you can eliminate requirements, design, and testing
phases as well as the formal documents that go with them.
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