This plan breaks down the iteration into development tasks of a few days, each with a programmer responsible for its completion. A couple of times a week, the tracker checks progress on the iteration to see how things are going. Anyone should be able to sense the state of the project by looking at a handful of graphs in the team's working area. Chapter 22 Dealing with Bugs 113 Schedule bug fixes with stories so the customer can choose between fixing bugs and adding further functionality. Chapter 24 Tools 119 Stick with simple tools, like pencil, paper, and whiteboard.
Communication is more important to success than whizbang.
Here are some dicey situations we've seen more than once and what we wished we'd done about them. Chapter 27 Your Own Process 129 No two XP projects will ever act exactly alike. Once you get comfortable with the basic process, you will grow it to fit your situation more precisely. All rights reserved.