This volume provides workers in the software industry with an overview of different approaches to professionalism. It focuses specifically on software engineering as a profession, covering issues such as the role of professional bodies, project management, user awareness and standards recognition.

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2016, held in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2016.While agile development has already become mainstream in industry, this field is still constantly evolving and continues to spur an enormous interest both in industry and academia.