I couldn't disagree with this statement more. On projects that are breaking new ground it is even more important to follow XP practices like getting frequent f

I couldn't disagree with this statement more. On projects that are breaking new ground it is even more important to follow XP practices like getting frequent feedback from customers, taking the simplest solution that could possibly work to avoid overengineering before you actually understand the problem, to embrace change because your original understanding of the problem probably isn't right. There also is plenty of risk involved in cookie-cutter commodity work. Those kinds of projects fail all the time.