I rant about this all the time, but it is because engineering is subordinate to management. Agile, XP, whatever all get turned into a business process by which

I rant about this all the time, but it is because engineering is subordinate to management. Agile, XP, whatever all get turned into a business process by which managers can "run the numbers". They are no longer tools for developing healthy software systems. They are tools to determine the minimal we can do and still make the most from the customer.