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    I have seen more abuses in the name of agile than I care to comment on. Many times "we're doing agile" means "we're throwing away all semblance of process and doing what we want, Yeehaw!" (for the obvious cowboy reference). A quiet environment definitely helps, but you have to allow for developers to talk to each other and hammer things out--without scrum dictator approval. Commented Mar 15, 2011 at 17:20
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    Well, you aren't doing Agile...
    – CaffGeek
    Commented Mar 15, 2011 at 17:26
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    This is really a speech. Not a question.
    – JohnFx
    Commented Mar 15, 2011 at 19:20
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    2 days on the certified scrum master course does not make manager a scrum master, just like 24 hrs with teach yourself c++ in 24 hours doesn't make you capable c++ programmer. They're just doing it wrong.
    – Matt
    Commented Apr 13, 2011 at 21:42
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    required reading: Half-Arsed Agile Manifesto "We have heard about new ways of developing software by paying consultants and reading Gartner reports..."
    – gnat
    Commented Dec 18, 2012 at 6:55