Chapter 5. Adopting Agile Practices

So far you have read about business value and smells. You have also done the exercises at the end of each chapter and come up with a prioritized list of business values and a prioritized list of smells that need fixing. If you have not done so yet, please stop now and go back and do so. Armed with an understanding of your customers’ priorities and the main pains your company is experiencing, you are ready to determine what practices you should consider adopting to alleviate those pains and get the most value for your efforts.

In this chapter, I will give you direction on how to go about successfully choosing which practices to consider adopting. I’ll also ask you to benchmark your work—even if you just do it ...

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