Piloting XP on four mission-critical projects
J. Drobka, D. Noftz, Rekha Raghu · IEEE Software · 2004
According to proponents, extreme programming creates focused, efficient software development that heavily emphasizes customer involvement. As software developers for mission-critical two-way radio systems in Motorola's commercial, government, and industrial solutions sector, we'd been hearing a lot about XP's benefits. Software development teams constantly battle to increase productivity while maintaining or improving quality . Four Motorola teams piloted extreme programming to see if it would let them satisfy their customers' constantly changing requirements while improving productivity.