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by manuelabeledo 1558 days ago
> Is the fault Agile for being written for a narrow scope of situations or for practitioners trying to adopt it where it was not designed to fit? I would suggest the latter.

I believe Agile is one of the main offenders here. You suggest that Agile is not "realistic" in most cases, and I agree with that, but Agile consultants and practitioners like to say that Agile is about taking what works for you, and adapting it to your needs.

I think Agile adoption by people who believe in this, is doomed. When Agile is seen as a set of nebulous guidelines from where you can pick and choose, it just doesn't work, and in turn, these experiences feed the idea that Agile doesn't work as a whole.