[blisper]

There are companies out there still sloshing thru waterfalls. They don't know any other way.

But really can you teach me how to breath if I am not already stressed out.? Agile is overkill. Its like teaching Object orientation. How many people still consult the GoF book or talk about patterns? The Java guys are already spent, exhausted.

The buzz industry and book industry are good at making companies and teams feel guilty of ignorance, and help lower their self-esteem.

If you can develop and bolster your common sense, and especially surround yourself with a community that resists bull-shit, buzz-words and fluff-talk, you will be in good shape without needs of all sorts of gurus.

I've been agile all along, my style was agile - but I don't need a brand or a buzzword ninja to help me come to that realization.

Drown out the noise and be more self-aware, and reflective. Buzzwords will only slow you down. "People just love to play with words"...