[g051051]

> Is agile still appropriate today?

It was never appropriate. It was created by consultants to sell consulting services. In that way, it's a huge success. As a practical development methodology, it's always been a disaster.

[dragonelite]

At the consultancy company i worked for in the past they would rent out dev teams in sprints time periods xD. As a way to get a foothold at a new client. First design do orientating talks about the full product. Start shaving away features for the MVP and sell the MVP as the first shot.

I found it quiet genius move from their sales teams. Because usually customer went well actually i could also use feature x, y and z that didn't made the MVP product.

[skydhash]

It’s a good way to organize expectations between organizations, not so much between team members.

[stcredzero]

It was created by consultants to sell consulting services.

This is not how it works. "All revolutions are conceived by idealists, implemented by fanatics, and its fruits are stolen by scoundrels" — Thomas Carlyle.