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| Software projects require the coordinated efforts of many people. The <a class="elementLink" href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_practices.html" guid="2.2937799026801584E-305">XP Practices</a> leverage the ability of teams to collaborate and communicate about decisions and activities on the
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| project. Because team members are working together in an <a class="elementLink" href="./../../xp/guidances/guidelines/open_workspace.html" guid="3.269440809144354E-305">Open Workspace</a>, interpersonal conflicts are visible, not hidden by the separation of the cubicles. One byproduct of
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| increased collaboration, communication, and feedback will be increased conflict. Unmanaged, this conflict may increase
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| the risk to the project. XP, as a process, does not try to solve all of the problems that occur on a software project,
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| it just enables the people to solve them.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| The XP Coach must make sure these conflicts are managed. The coach must help the team develop an environment of
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| openness, where conflicts can be discussed and resolved. Conflicts left unresolved, like defects left undetected, are
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| usually more disruptive and ultimately costly to fix. At times, the coach will take ownership to resolve a conflict on
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| the team or across teams, but over time, the coach must ensure that the team is capable of resolving most conflicts on
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| their own.
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| Prevent disagreements from reducing the team's productivity.
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| </li>
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