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by ctrlp 1754 days ago
Agile has meant 'bad' for years now ever since Agile processes were formalized and adopted by big orgs. At least that's how I've thought of it: 'Agile' means the worst of all worlds. Run if you can.
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Well it's become the exact corporate management hell that the original manifesto authors sought to fight back against. I personally avoid joining teams or companies that drank the kool-aid, and additionally find agile to be a particularly counter-productive way to deliver value to customers quickly. About 7 years or so ago I had the first inkling things were wrong when "Agile Coaches" appeared who were not developers.

It does, at least, facilitate micro management and burnout.

The rule of thumb I've noticed.

If they use "agile" as a noun, they generally have no idea what they're talking about and you should be careful.