Digital Transformation became a big business in the years before the pandemic. The Agile Certification Industrial Complex rode the wave. Were you complicit in 'Agile-washing' cost-cutting?
Daniel Walters’ powerful article asks a question many avoid: Are agile coaches unknowingly complicit in harmful corporate practices? It’s a sobering look at how agile ideals can be weaponized, transforming workforce reductions into something more palatable, but no less damaging.
Daniel, your insights raised a key question for me: How can agile proponents walk the fine line between driving meaningful change and refusing to support practices that betray the values of agility? What does pushing back look like when the stakes are so high?
For everyone reading: Have you ever had to choose between staying true to your principles and navigating the realities of corporate culture?
"When does agile stop helping and start hurting?"
Daniel Walters’ powerful article asks a question many avoid: Are agile coaches unknowingly complicit in harmful corporate practices? It’s a sobering look at how agile ideals can be weaponized, transforming workforce reductions into something more palatable, but no less damaging.
Daniel, your insights raised a key question for me: How can agile proponents walk the fine line between driving meaningful change and refusing to support practices that betray the values of agility? What does pushing back look like when the stakes are so high?
For everyone reading: Have you ever had to choose between staying true to your principles and navigating the realities of corporate culture?