Extreme programming and agile methods -- XP/Agile universe 2002 : Second XP Universe and First Agile Universe Conference , Chicago, IL, USA, August 4-7, 2002 : proceedings

TLDR: This book discusses how to get the most out of Extreme Programming/Agile Methods, and introduces Extreme Programming and Agile methods, as well as supporting Distributed Extreme Programming.

Abstract: Methods and Support Tools.- Designing Requirements: Incorporating Usage-Centered Design into an Agile SW Development Process.- Supporting Distributed Extreme Programming.- Using Ant to Solve Problems Posed by Frequent Deployments.- Supporting Adaptable Methodologies to Meet Evolving Project Needs.- Introducing Extreme Programming and Agile Methods.- Strategies for Introducing XP to New Client Sites.- Establishing an Agile Testing Team: Our Four Favorite "Mistakes".- Turning the Knobs: A Coaching Pattern for XP through Agile Metrics.- Experience Reports.- Agile Project Management Methods for ERP: How to Apply Agile Processes to Complex COTS Projects and Live to Tell about It.- Extreme Programming in a Research Environment.- Tailoring XP for Large System Mission Critical Software Development.- Testing.- Acceptance Testing HTML.- Probe Tests: A Strategy for Growing Automated Tests around Legacy Code.- An Informal Formal Method for Systematic JUnit Test Case Generation.- A Light in a Dark Place: Test-Driven Development with 3rd Party Packages.- Empirical Studies.- Agile Meets CMMI: Culture Clash or Common Cause?.- Circle of Life, Spiral of Death: Are XP Teams Following the Essential Practices?.- Tracking Test First Pair Programming - An Experiment.- How to Get the Most out of Extreme Programming/Agile Methods.- Empirical Findings in Agile Methods.- Pair Programming.- Exploring the Efficacy of Distributed Pair Programming.- Pair Programming: Addressing Key Process Areas of the People-CMM.- When Pairs Disagree, 1-2-3.- Educator's Symposium.- Triggers and Practice: How Extremes in Writing Relate to Creativity and Learning.- Extreme Teaching - An Agile Approach to Education.- Extreme Programming as a Teaching Process.- From the Student's Perspective.- Perceptions of Agile Practices: A Student Survey.- Tutorials.- XP in a Legacy Environment.- XP for a Day.- Accelerated Solution Centers - Implementing DSDM in the Real World.- Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code.- The Agile Database.- Change Wizardry - Tools for Geeks.- Beyond the Customer: Agile Business Practices for XP.- XP Release Planning and User Stories.- Steering the Big Ship: Succeeding in Changing an Organization's Practices.- Scrum and Agile 101.- How to Be a Coach.- Sharpening the Axe for Test Driven Development.- Pair Programming: Experience the Difference.- How to Start an XP Project: The Initial Phase.- Effective Java Testing Strategies.- Test Drive for Testers: What, When, and How Testers Do for XP Teams.- Scaling Agile Processes: Agile Software Development in Large Projects.- Applying XP Tools to J2EE for the Extreme Programming Universe.- Workshops.- Distributed Pair Programming.- Agile Acceptance Testing.- XP Fest.- Empirical Evaluation of Agile Processes.- Panels.- Are Testers eXtinct? How Can Testers Contribute to XP Teams?.- XP - Beyond Limitations?.- Extreme Fishbowl.- Agile Experiences.