Deliver Value

The person who signs your checks (or otherwise determines the life of your project) expects a return on that investment. Therefore, deliver things that they consider valuable as quickly as possible.

Possible Techniques:

• AskForGoals
• PlanningGame
• IncrementalDelivery
• BusinessValueFirst

Anecdotes:

• CthreeProjectTerminated
• KayJohansonsXpUniverseExperienceReport

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I just had an interesting realization: XP doesn't DeliverValue! It delivers value to the OnsiteCustomer, not to the person who signs your checks. Interestingly, the two anecdotes included above both involve failures as a result of this dichotomy. --JimLittle

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