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Overcoming Resistance to Extreme Programming
Developers discount XP based on misconceptions. Managers say they support collaborative working while simultaneously reinforcing incentives that demonstrate the opposite. Let's explore sources of resistance to XP from developers, management, systems, and tools, along with how to help…if appropriate.
It takes experience of good pairing to see how flow is improved by continuity, resistance to distractions, and focus on different levels of abstraction throughout. It requires effort to support sustainability and protect teams from self-imposed deadlines and urgency stealing their discretion to work collaboratively. Try making time explicitly available through simple habits like “On Fridays we mob program”,“We start each morning reviewing code together”, or “We leave a week between planning cycles to try new things”
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