Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stop asking permission to refactor your code! Quit trying to convince your customers you'd better write that automated tests. Be hired for the value you create, not the way you allocate your time! As much as our code needs to evolve iteratively toward a supple design, so our agreements with customers and suppliers should make room for those changes to happen. It makes no sense talking about an agile process if you already agreed on a stiff agreement. Extreme Contracts is a negotiation style that emerged out of 9 years of practice in software development, UX design and IT entrepreneurship to make it easier for knowledge worker to deliver value and being more free to work they want.
Stop asking permission to refactor your code! Quit trying to convince your customers you'd better write that automated tests. Be hired for the value you create, not the way you allocate your time! As much as our code needs to evolve iteratively toward a supple design, so our agreements with customers and suppliers should make room for those changes to happen. It makes no sense talking about an agile process if you already agreed on a stiff agreement. Extreme Contracts is a negotiation style that emerged out of 9 years of practice in software development, UX design and IT entrepreneurship to make it easier for knowledge worker to deliver value and being more free to work they want.
