Agile is a Cult, Not a Methodology
Agile is a Cult, Not a Methodology Agile is a cult. It’s not a methodology—it’s a religious movement that brainwashes developers into believing that meetings and ceremonies are more important than writing code. The Agile Manifesto: The Original Sin What They Claim “Individuals and interactions over processes and tools” “Working software over comprehensive documentation” “Customer collaboration over contract negotiation” “Responding to change over following a plan” What They Actually Do Processes and tools: Jira, Confluence, Slack, Zoom Comprehensive documentation: User stories, acceptance criteria, retrospectives Contract negotiation: Sprint planning, story points, velocity Following a plan: Roadmaps, epics, features, sprints The Agile Manifesto is a lie. They do the opposite of what they preach. ...