Agile methods are more than a list of practices to follow. When your team has learned how to perform them effectively, you can become a great team by using the practices to modify your process.

Throughout this book, I’ve drawn attention to places where the way you perform XP may vary from how I explain it. No two teams are exactly alike. You’ll do some things differently because you have different people and different needs. As you master the art of agile development, you’ll learn how and when to modify your process to take advantage of your specific situation and opportunities.