> If a team attempts to implement XP, and fail, then XP failed
I've never done XP, but it's probably more reasonable to say: "If a team attempts to implement XP, and fails, then..."
(Choose one:)
- Maybe XP requires more discipline than the team is willing to give.
- Maybe XP is too rigid for that team.
- Maybe XP didn't fit the team's context or domain well.
Silver bullets don't generally exist. Maybe OP is right ("true" XP has real benefits), but the effort required to do "true" XP isn't worth it for many teams.
This might sound like "one true Scottsman", but it also applies to a lot of hard things in life.
I've never done XP, but it's probably more reasonable to say: "If a team attempts to implement XP, and fails, then..."
(Choose one:)
- Maybe XP requires more discipline than the team is willing to give.
- Maybe XP is too rigid for that team.
- Maybe XP didn't fit the team's context or domain well.
Silver bullets don't generally exist. Maybe OP is right ("true" XP has real benefits), but the effort required to do "true" XP isn't worth it for many teams.
This might sound like "one true Scottsman", but it also applies to a lot of hard things in life.