Be Aware of Processes Introduced by Fake Agile Consultants

Those processes are very likely wrong and costly. After all, Agile is against processes.

Over the years, I have witnessed and participated (passively) in many silly software processes.

https://agilemanifesto.org/

This article shares some of the common bad processes.

Table of Contents:
∘ 1. Digital User Stories
∘ 2. Velocity based on Estimated User Story Points
∘ 3. Rational Unified Process (RUP)
∘ 4. Traceability
∘ 5. Formal Code Review Process

1. Digital User Stories

Commonly, self-labelled “agile” software teams manage user stories in JIRA or similar systems. It is wrong! This is specific advice: “Avoid Digital User Stories” I got from a real Agile Coach back in 2005. Not believing? Check out the following quotes from the book by Kent Beck, Father of Agile.

Not just Kent Beck. Andy Hunt (the co-author of Agile Manifesto co-author and the classic Pragmatic Programmer book)…