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Yeah, I've come to similar conclusions about Agile. It can be a great way for an already well-disciplined organization to think about the work they're doing. But many, many undisciplined organizations thought that Agile would be a catalyst for them to become disciplined. But the nitty gritty of "doing Agile" required EVEN MORE discipline than what all these organizations were already capable of exercising, so it just highlights all the frustrations everyone already has.

That does seem to be the downside of Agile. It's a collection of maybe a dozen different techniques and practices. But if one of those practices falters, whether it's the TDD, or the business side still wants a certain deadline, or you don't bother to demo at the end of a sprint, then the whole house of cards falls like dominoes..... checkmate!