Ask HN: Do you think Agile/Scrum is beneficial for software delivery?
I think you need to separate Agile from Scrum to be honest.<p>Agile is at is core just some suggestions for teams to work well together. There are no stand ups or sprints or whatever.<p>Scrum was created by one of the creators of the agile manifesto as a way to see consulting&#x2F;training around the &#x27;Agile&#x27; idea (timeframes may differ a bit, but they were linked). There is an interview&#x2F;article by one of the creators of the agile manifesto (Kent Beck maybe?, will try to dig it up and edit the answer if I find -&gt; was Robert C. Martin, see below) where he explains a bit the story and compares it to Agile (and basically says scrum has nothing to do with the original agile manifesto)<p>On a personal level, I hate scrum. The stand ups, the sprints, the retros or grooming or whatever they have nowadays. It is literally one of the first questions I ask in an interview about their processes and excuse myself from the process if I see if they follow it. It may work for others, but for me personally, I hate it with a fervour.<p>Though I agree with the Agile manifesto though, unfortunately it isn&#x27;t very &#x27;manager&#x27; friendly so you usually get scrum instead.<p>Edit: link to a reference to the article, can&#x27;t find the original but found this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aaron-gray.com&#x2F;a-criticism-of-scrum&#x2F;#scrum-strains-the-relationship-between-management-and-developers" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aaron-gray.com&#x2F;a-criticism-of-scrum&#x2F;#scrum-strai...</a>