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| <sectionDescription><a id="Prep" name="Prep"></a> |
| <p> |
| Teams using XP are guided by the <a class="elementLink" |
| href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_values,1.076140803519123E-306.html" guid="1.076140803519123E-306">XP Values</a> |
| through their use of the <a class="elementLink" |
| href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_practices,2.2937799026801584E-305.html" guid="2.2937799026801584E-305">XP |
| Practices</a>. The XP Practices are each best practices, but the practices also leverage the benefits of the other |
| practices to form an efficient, minimal set of practices required to deliver high quality software aligned to customer |
| needs. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| In general, teams will be most effective in their use of XP if each of the practices is used as much as possible on the |
| project. In practice, this can be difficult to achieve for a number of reasons, including: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| Technical obstacles, such as non-OO languages and legacy code |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Lack of skills, including basic programming skills, practice skills, domain expertise, teamwork skills |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| A complex customer environment, where a single source of prioritized stories is difficult to develop |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Organizational obstacles, such as distributed teams, large teams, and command/control oriented cultures |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <p> |
| As the team uses XP, these obstacles affect their ability to effectively use the practices. The <a |
| class="PresentationName" href="./../../xp/roles/xp_coach,{9C440605-FF0E-4D37-A774-BBF8B5F47AB6}.html" |
| guid="{9C440605-FF0E-4D37-A774-BBF8B5F47AB6}">XP Coach</a> helps the team address how these challenges will affect |
| their use of the practices. This starts with helping the team maintain the <a class="elementLinkWithUserText" |
| href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_values,1.076140803519123E-306.html#Courage" |
| guid="1.076140803519123E-306">Courage</a> to confront and remove these obstacles, clearing the way for the practices to |
| be used. In cases where the obstacles cannot be removed, the coach and the team use the <a class="elementLink" |
| href="./../../xp/guidances/concepts/xp_values,1.076140803519123E-306.html" guid="1.076140803519123E-306">XP Values</a> |
| to guide adaptation of the practices. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| The <a class="PresentationName" href="./../../xp/roles/xp_coach,{9C440605-FF0E-4D37-A774-BBF8B5F47AB6}.html" |
| guid="{9C440605-FF0E-4D37-A774-BBF8B5F47AB6}">XP Coach</a> needs to participate in communities that share best |
| practices in software development and XP. These communities will exist within large companies, in local users groups, |
| and in Internet communities. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <br /> |
| <br /> |
| </p></sectionDescription> |
| </sections> |
| <purpose><a id="XE_adapt_and_improve_process__activity_definition" name="XE_adapt_and_improve_process__activity_definition"></a> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| Improve the productivity of the team. |
| </li> |
| </ul></purpose> |
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