[airfreak]

This might just be the best, well-balanced talk on how agile has gone wrong, and ways to combat the decay.

I've seen a lot great teams and poor teams operate. A common set of components in great teams: Technical excellence, freedom coupled with accountability and giving a shit about the quality of their work.

Poor teams: lack of discipline, not caring and poor technical skills.

I've also seen great teams fall apart due to external influence. That influence was agile gone wrong, imposed from the top. Freedom: gone, but accountability remains. Technical practices valued by the team: deprioritized by the process. Giving a shit: demotivation followed by quitting or being fired.