xxii, 529 pages : 26 cm

This comprehensive, pragmatic tutorial on Agile Development and eXtreme programming, written by one of the founding fathers of Agile Development: Teaches software developers and project managers how to get projects done on time, and on budget using the power of Agile Development; Uses real-world case studies to show how to of plan, test, refactor, and pair program using eXtreme programming; Contains a wealth of reusable C++ and Java code; Focuses on solving customer oriented systems problems using UML and Design Patterns

Includes bibliographical references and index

Agile development -- Agile design -- The payroll case study -- Packaging the payroll system -- The weather station case study -- The ETS case study