Title :
Introducing XP into Greenfield Projects: lessons learned
Author_Institution :
ThoughtWorks, Calgary, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
ThoughtWorks introduced XP into an organization and successfully completed a bleeding-edge technology project with client staff that had no previous experience using an agile development approach. This article illustrates not only how XP helped make the project a success, but also gives other lessons learned regarding the introduction of XP at client sites.
Keywords :
project engineering; project management; software development management; software engineering; Extreme Programming; Greenfield Projects; ThoughtWorks; TransCanada Pipelines Limited; Web service; project management; software development; test-driven development; Application software; Companies; Java; Pipelines; Poles and towers; Power generation; Programming; Software testing; Sun; Web services;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2003.1196316