I agree. The local chapter of the Project Management Institute has 7,000 members. I don't think there are 7,000 people here in town who can actually write code,

I agree. The local chapter of the Project Management Institute has 7,000 members. I don't think there are 7,000 people here in town who can actually write code, so this is where Agile becomes Agile™. They map agile buzzwords into their own screwed up processes designed mostly to appear important and CYA. It's almost the definition of an anathema.