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<a id="WhatisXP" name="WhatisXP">What is XP?</a>
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Extreme Programming or XP is a development process that can be used by small to medium sized teams to develop high
quality software within a predictable schedule and budget and with a minimum of overhead. XP is currently one of the
most widely used agile processes in the industry.
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This diagram arranges the core practices of Extreme Programming in a way that makes them easy to remember and that
exemplifies the steering and control cycles of the process. For more details, see <a class="elementLinkWithType"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_practices,2.2937799026801584E-305.html" guid="2.2937799026801584E-305">Concept:
XP Practices</a>.
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<h2>
<a id="Start" name="Start">Where do I start?</a>
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If you are unfamiliar with XP and want to learn more about it, we suggest you take the following steps:
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Get a quick <a class="elementLinkWithUserText"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/what_is_xp,9.251272550276345E-306.html" guid="9.251272550276345E-306">overview
of XP</a>.
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Learn what the <a class="elementLinkWithUserText"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/motivation,1.6390805262958034E-306.html"
guid="1.6390805262958034E-306">motivation behind XP</a> is.
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Understand what <a class="elementLink"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/agile_software_development,1.041091673844025E-305.html"
guid="1.041091673844025E-305">Agile Software Development</a> means.
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<li>
Take a tour of the <a class="elementLink"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_values,1.076140803519123E-306.html" guid="1.076140803519123E-306">XP
Values</a> and <a class="elementLink"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_practices,2.2937799026801584E-305.html" guid="2.2937799026801584E-305">XP
Practices</a>.
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If you are familiar with XP and are interested in trying XP on your RUP project, we simply suggest you start by reading
the <a class="elementLinkWithUserText"
href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/extreme_programming,5.2637267673584526E-306.html"
guid="5.2637267673584526E-306">Extreme Programming Roadmap</a>.<br />
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<a id="Who" name="Who">Who is behind the plug-in?</a>
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This plug-in is a collaboration between <a href="http://www.objectmentor.com/" target="_blank">Object Mentor Inc.</a>
and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ibm.com/" target="_blank">IBM Corporation</a>.
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