>
> Do you think that is even very difficult to get a group of 10
> inexperienced programmers to learn XP and get used to the practices
> like TDD and pair programming?. And also, do you think is good to
> start this challenge with a course on XP and a pilot project?
>
I don't know what Ken's answer will be, but my experience in this
situation is not to do it. I tried exactly what you described and it
did not work. I would not recommend it if you want to keep your job
and your sanity.
That said, if you think you understand how to make this transition,
definitely take some time to give the participants a short course on
XP. I would recommend sending everyone to an XP immersion and
getting an experienced coach to help you after that. If your
organization is not willing to support that, you will have to rely on
your powers of persuasion to maintain the transition.
If you mind me asking, will you be the individual leading up this XP
transition? Also, have you ever done this or worked on an XP team
before? If you are and you have no XP experience, I would recommend
a team of four people interested in making this work, not ten random
people tossed together. Start small since you will have an
opportunity to make mistakes. In a large group, there will be people
just waiting for you to fail and they will be the first ones to try
to torpedo your efforts.
Carlton
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