Hidden in all of the debates about XP is the idea that XP is an optimizing process. Extreme Programming is being actively tuned and adjusted to make it more effective. But is this really a good idea? Should we really seek to create an optimum process or should we be seeking a different goal?

This talk looks at:

• what does it mean to optimize a process?
• what is Extreme Programming attempting to optimize?
• what other aspects might it be useful to optimize?
• how does optimization affect agility?
• is Extreme Programming optimizing the aspects that your projects and organization value?