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Note publique d'information : This book contains most of the papers presented at the 4th International C- ference
on Extreme Programming and Agile Processes in Software Engineering (XP 2003), held
in Genoa, Italy, May 2003. The XP 200n series of conferences were started in 2000
to promote the - change of new ideas, research and applications in the emerging ?eld
of agile methodologies for software development. Over the years, the conference has
- come the main world forum for all major advances in this important ?eld. Also this
year the contributions to Agile Methodologies and Extreme P- gramming were substantial.
They demonstrate that the topic is continuing to gain more and more momentum. In spite
of some criticism of agile meth- ologies, everyone agrees that they address some unresolved
needs of software practitioners. People still do not know how to develop software
on time, with the desired features, and within the given budget! This volume is divided
into several thematic sections, easing reader’s na- gation through the content. Full
papers are presented ?rst, followed by research reports, papers from the Educational
Symposium, and papers from the Ph.D. Symposium. The presentations given during three
panel sessions held at the conference conclude the book. The section on Managing Agile
Processes includes contributions highlighting the sometimes di?cult relationship between
agile methodologies and mana- ment, and includes approaches and suggestions that should
facilitate the acc- tance of agile methodologies at the di?erent levels of management.