Release 1: XP and Business Value...

Recurring subject indeed.. But is XP really addressing Business Value delivered through technical change?

The answer is no, not on its own.

What XP does is that it allows the maximisation of the Business Value which is in the customer story pot, that's all it does.

If you have a set of customer stories that together carry 0 in terms of business value, then XP (or any other methodology for that matter) will deliver 0. XP will only do it its own particular way, which I happen to believe is one of the best approach for producing and releasing software.

So, how can we ensure that XP maximises business value? Simple, ensure that the story pot carries maximised business value itself.

Anybody done that yet? Come along to XP Day (London, November 2004, http://www.xpday.org/) and we'll discuss this. I will presenting a case study of a project where I think we have managed to do that.

If you can't make it, no worry, this blog is open for questions and comments ;-)