The Role of XP/Agile in Sourcing-Related IT Litigation

by Ed Yourdon

With Extreme Programming (XP) and various agile development processes becoming increasingly popular, more and more IT organizations are requiring the use of such processes to be outlined in their sourcing contracts with systems integrators, consulting firms, and other vendors. A recent Cutter Consortium survey of IT organizations worldwide shows that while 42% of the respondents indicate that they never require the use of XP/agile processes, 9% always require them, and another 39% require them either sometimes or occasionally (see Figure 1).

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The Role of XP/Agile in Sourcing-Related IT Litigation August 2005

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