The biggest impediment to applying XP is a mismatch of values. If the organization values secrecy (because people believe sole possession of knowledge confers power), then when the team starts communicating clearly it will be perceived as a threat by those who experience a loss of power. The same scenario works for the other values: simplicity, feedback, courage, and respect. Acting consistent with each value will be perceived as an aberration or threat in an organization that values something inconsistent. In such an organization, trying to apply XP beyond your own work may lead to conflict and complications.
Kent Beck Three Rivers Institute > -----Original Message----- > From: Moln�r �gnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 3:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [XP] Why NOT XP? > > > > > Hi! > > Could you give me some idea, why must I use another > methodology to use? What are the problems with XP? > > I know it's a very extreme question here, but I need some idea, pls. To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
