Agile methodologies. Is it a by-product of mind control techniques as NLP / Scientology?
- by Bobb
The more I read about contemporary methods combinging scrum, tdd and xp, the more I feel like I already seen the methods.
I am not arguing that agile approach is much more progressive than older rigid structures like waterfall, what I am saying is that it seems to me that agile methodologies are ideal to be used as a nest for a brainwashing business.
I read few articles which kept referring to authors which I checked afterwards and they call themselves - coaches, trainers (usual thing when NLP specialists are involved) with no apparent software development history.
Also I met a guy who is a scrum faciltator (term widly used in relation to scientology) in a high profile company. I talked to him less than 5 min but I got complete feeling that he is either on drugs or he has been programmed by a powerful NLP specialist. The way to talk and his body movements witnessed he is not an average normal person (in terms of normal distribution :))...
Please dont get me wrong. I am not a fun of conspiracy theories. But I had an experience with a member of church of scientology tried to invade a commercial firm and actually went half way through to very top in just 3 weeks. I saw his work.
For now I have complete impression is that psycho manipulators are now invading IT industry through the convenient door of agile techniques.
Anyone has the same feeling/thoughts?