Yeah I pretty much echo this experience. The ironic part is how almost every "Agile" company I've ever seen seems to completely reverse the very first line of the manifesto.
> Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
For my part, I'm completely done with Agile and the Agile community, there is very little of value there any more. Those who did add value have moved on, tired of and pushed out by those looking to make a quick buck consulting or managers looking to justify their poor management skills. It's quite sad.
I'm on a small team now, doing something fun and cool. The process is leaner, faster, way more productive and without all the BS overhead of trying to be "Agile".
For my part, I'm completely done with Agile and the Agile community, there is very little of value there any more
I don't think it's quite that bad myself, but I think it depends which bits of "the community" you find yourself in. There are still smart folk who do actually pay attention to the manifesto and don't wander around applying an "agile" label to everything around them and carrying on as before ;-)
I wrote a blog post last week that echos this sentiment. Funny how (many) people who (and tools that) espouse agile actually fail the first tenet of the agile manifesto.... (not meant as a plug but for those interested in reading .... http://www.thetaboard.com/blog/why-im-haking-thetaboard?r=37...)
> Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
For my part, I'm completely done with Agile and the Agile community, there is very little of value there any more. Those who did add value have moved on, tired of and pushed out by those looking to make a quick buck consulting or managers looking to justify their poor management skills. It's quite sad.
I'm on a small team now, doing something fun and cool. The process is leaner, faster, way more productive and without all the BS overhead of trying to be "Agile".