Patricia AasThis whole Agile Coach debacle has helped me realize something that hadn’t fully landed with me before: agile started as a movement driven by builders to «build better», but it is largely dominated now with people who don’t know how to build and look at agile as a management process style. These are MBA-like folks who are trying to figure out how to manage an IT organization. But that wasn’t what agile was about. It was about a better way to build stuff, better stuff, by collaboration and not getting stuck in our ways.
This shit is going on LinkedIn 🤣
Apparently annoying agile coaches is becoming a problematic hobby of mine.
I’m getting so many replies on LinkedIn I can now report that threading and notifications on LinkedIn are absolute shit
Oh my, some of the Agile Coaches are big mad. It is absolutely hilarious how they don’t seem to be used to people saying they don’t believe in their cult. They really don’t like agile, but they get pissed when I tell them that’s exactly what my post was about.
I’m great at LinkedIn:
«It’s fascinating to see how folks who were still in primary school when I was working on a browser and doing agile, are showing up with their No True Scotsman. I’ve been building products for 20 years. I have programmed professionally in everything from assembly to typescript for 20 years. I had run retrospectives for years before Obama was elected president. Y’all Agile mansplainers need to take a chill pill 😘»
I think maybe I’m not LinkedIn material 🙈
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7332341213074817024?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7332341213074817024%2C7332850431389335553%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287332850431389335553%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7332341213074817024%29
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7332341213074817024?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A7332341213074817024%2C7332850431389335553%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287332850431389335553%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7332341213074817024%29
This whole Agile Coach debacle has helped me realize something that hadn’t… | 🐢 Patricia Aas 🏳️🌈 | 131 comments
This whole Agile Coach debacle has helped me realize something that hadn’t fully landed with me before: agile started as a movement driven by builders to «build better», but it is largely dominated now with people who don’t know how to build and look at agile as a management process style. These are MBA-like folks who are trying to figure out how to manage an IT organization. But that wasn’t what agile was about. It was about a better way to build stuff, better stuff, by collaboration and not getting stuck in our ways. | 131 comments on LinkedIn
Alan Hicks@Patricia You're doing fine.
I'm a bit distracted on a project otherwise I would engage more, but you're getting good feedback on all your blogs. It really is worth the effort.
I'm a bit distracted on a project otherwise I would engage more, but you're getting good feedback on all your blogs. It really is worth the effort.
@AlanHicksLondon I didn’t expect people to be this rattled by a glorified book report and an observation, but then I suspect they needed some shaking up.
@Patricia yes it's unfortunate, but better to discuss this issue. For too long management wonks have abused timeboxing to manage the people doing the work instead of prioritising and focusing on the work that needs doing.